16. Jane van Dis, M.D. on Having Kids in Today's World

In this conversation, we hear from Jane van Dis, M.D., an OB-GYN who specializes in women's/maternal health and its intersection with reproductive justice — both in terms of Jane's personal experience of motherhood and how her professional insights and expertise can help inform your own choice.

You'll hear about:

• The idea of informed consent in understanding the potential effects of pregnancy and childbirth on a woman's body and overall well-being.
  
  
• The impact of environmental toxins, such as plastics and chemicals, on women's health and the potential risks they pose to pregnancy.
• Climate change and its potential consequences on future generations when making decisions about having children.
  
  
• The complexities of ethical decision-making in today's world.
• Global population growth and declining birth rates, alongside the possibility of mandated motherhood
  
  ...and many more fascinating areas of discussion.

(0:45) Meet Jane and her path to motherhood

(17:09) "Informed consent" in understanding the potential effects of pregnancy and childbirth on a woman's body and overall well-being

(26:52) How to consider the climate crisis when considering having children

(38:47) Pronatalism and its effect on the Kids or Childfree decision

(52:48) The joys & challenges of single motherhood

As mentioned in the show:

Bumpin' and Fertility Rules by Leslie Schrock (Medical Editor, Jane van Dis, M.D.)

Under The Sky We Make by Kimberly Nicholas

Generation Dread by Britt Wray

Eve by Cat Bohannon

About Jane:

Jane van Dis, MD is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Rochester and faculty in the Institute for Human Health and the Environment. She lectures nationally and internationally on the intersection of the climate crisis and women's/maternal health. She Co-Founded OBGYNs For Sustainability and TIMES UP Healthcare and Co-Admins OB Mom Group. Dr. van Dis is an Editor at the Journal of OB Hospitalist Medicine and is a single mom to twins.

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