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Nov 2025

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#439: Where Did The Courageous Doctors G...

Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young

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What if the way we enter the world has consequences that reach far beyond the day we're born?This week, Blyss and Stu dive into “Microbirth”, the 2014 documentary exploring the human microbiome and what happens during the extraordinary biological transition of birth. From exposur ... Show More

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