Dr. Paul Turke

I'm not a real expert in that, but what I've been told by my moms and people that have them is it can interfere a little bit with pushing and getting the baby out. And so then that increase your risk of some doctor saying, oh, we better do a C-section here, that kind of thing.

You know, that's a good question. I don't know the answer to that. You would think that would be a good idea. I mean, it's easy for me to say, you know, don't do epidurals. But, I mean, my daughter and daughter-in-law were able to do it. And, yeah, I guess they're pretty tough, but probably no tougher than the average. Do C-sections interrupt lactation?

You know, that's a good question. I don't know the answer to that. You would think that would be a good idea. I mean, it's easy for me to say, you know, don't do epidurals. But, I mean, my daughter and daughter-in-law were able to do it. And, yeah, I guess they're pretty tough, but probably no tougher than the average. Do C-sections interrupt lactation?

You know, that's a good question. I don't know the answer to that. You would think that would be a good idea. I mean, it's easy for me to say, you know, don't do epidurals. But, I mean, my daughter and daughter-in-law were able to do it. And, yeah, I guess they're pretty tough, but probably no tougher than the average. Do C-sections interrupt lactation?

I think so because, again, there's this fine-tuned timing mechanism between when baby should come and when nursing should start, but also mom's sore. I mean, it's a surgery, and mom doesn't feel quite as good, and it's just harder for mom to get things going and be quite as committed and diligent to it when you're recovering from a surgery. I mean, I could see...

I think so because, again, there's this fine-tuned timing mechanism between when baby should come and when nursing should start, but also mom's sore. I mean, it's a surgery, and mom doesn't feel quite as good, and it's just harder for mom to get things going and be quite as committed and diligent to it when you're recovering from a surgery. I mean, I could see...

I think so because, again, there's this fine-tuned timing mechanism between when baby should come and when nursing should start, but also mom's sore. I mean, it's a surgery, and mom doesn't feel quite as good, and it's just harder for mom to get things going and be quite as committed and diligent to it when you're recovering from a surgery. I mean, I could see...

You know, that if I had to do some type of child care thing, obviously not breastfeeding, but I had just had a hernia surgery or something, I might be less reluctant to carry out my duties in that situation. So I think it probably does interfere some.

You know, that if I had to do some type of child care thing, obviously not breastfeeding, but I had just had a hernia surgery or something, I might be less reluctant to carry out my duties in that situation. So I think it probably does interfere some.

You know, that if I had to do some type of child care thing, obviously not breastfeeding, but I had just had a hernia surgery or something, I might be less reluctant to carry out my duties in that situation. So I think it probably does interfere some.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I haven't experienced too many people who've done it, and I haven't run into any problems. But yeah, there certainly can be problems. It's a sort of a mismatched kind of thing. It's a not very novel sort of thing. So we would expect there could be some problems there that crop up.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I haven't experienced too many people who've done it, and I haven't run into any problems. But yeah, there certainly can be problems. It's a sort of a mismatched kind of thing. It's a not very novel sort of thing. So we would expect there could be some problems there that crop up.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I haven't experienced too many people who've done it, and I haven't run into any problems. But yeah, there certainly can be problems. It's a sort of a mismatched kind of thing. It's a not very novel sort of thing. So we would expect there could be some problems there that crop up.

Yeah, I think so. Like I said, people come in with their spreadsheets and I have to tell them, forget about counting the number of dirty diapers and all of those things. And people, you know, they come in with... Yeah, they've had C-sections. Yeah, it's been over-medicalized. And it's just a much more stressful kind of thing than it is most likely in a more natural setting.

Yeah, I think so. Like I said, people come in with their spreadsheets and I have to tell them, forget about counting the number of dirty diapers and all of those things. And people, you know, they come in with... Yeah, they've had C-sections. Yeah, it's been over-medicalized. And it's just a much more stressful kind of thing than it is most likely in a more natural setting.

Yeah, I think so. Like I said, people come in with their spreadsheets and I have to tell them, forget about counting the number of dirty diapers and all of those things. And people, you know, they come in with... Yeah, they've had C-sections. Yeah, it's been over-medicalized. And it's just a much more stressful kind of thing than it is most likely in a more natural setting.

I think midwives often get people to relax. There's also a home birth trend, which... You know, I mean, I see the reasons for it. And when it works, it works. But it's also more risky, you know, if something because things do go wrong in modern medicine, you know, like like again, like you're right.

I think midwives often get people to relax. There's also a home birth trend, which... You know, I mean, I see the reasons for it. And when it works, it works. But it's also more risky, you know, if something because things do go wrong in modern medicine, you know, like like again, like you're right.

I think midwives often get people to relax. There's also a home birth trend, which... You know, I mean, I see the reasons for it. And when it works, it works. But it's also more risky, you know, if something because things do go wrong in modern medicine, you know, like like again, like you're right.

previous podcast with peter atia we're good at uh fast fast deaths we're good at avoiding those if something goes wrong you want to be there you want an obstetrician there who has a scalpel on hand if you need it um yeah so so anyway yeah what have you come to believe about the current demographic transition these declining birth rates that we're seeing