A Child Is Born: Stories about labor and delivery
b'Happy Holidays! In this week\\u2019s classic episode, both stories explore the miracle of life.\\nPart 1: An expert in oxytocin, the hormone released during birth, Bianca Jones Marlin is determined to have a natural birth \\u2014 even as the hours of labor add up\\u2026\\nThis story originally aired on Nov. 9, 2018, in an episode titled \\u201cPregnancy\\u201d.\\nPart 2: Ed Pritchard inadvertently becomes a leatherback turtle midwife during his first field job.\\nThis story originally aired on Mar. 4, 2022, in an episode titled \\u201cMiracle of Life\\u201d. \\nBianca Jones Marlin\\xa0is a neuroscientist and postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University. She holds a PhD in neuroscience from New York University, and dual bachelor degrees from St. John\\u2019s University, in biology and adolescent education. As a graduate student, with Dr. Robert Froemke, Dr. Marlin examined how the brain adapts to care for a newborn and how a baby\\u2019s cry can control adult behavior. Her research focused on the vital bond between parent and child, and studied the use of neurochemicals, such as the \\u201clove drug\\u201d oxytocin, as a treatment to strengthen fragile and broken parent-child relationships. Dr. Marlin is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Dr. Richard Axel, where she investigates transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, or how traumatic experiences in parents affect the brain structure of their offspring. Her research has been featured in Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Scientific America and Discover Magazine\\u2019s \\u201c100 Top Stories of 2015.\\u201d She is the recipient of the 2016 Society for Neuroscience Donald B. Lindsley Award, which recognizes the most outstanding PhD thesis in the general area of behavioral neuroscience and was named a STAT Wunderkind in 2017. She is currently a Junior Fellow in the prestigious Simons Society of Fellows. A native New Yorker, Dr. Marlin lives in Manhattan with her scientist husband, Joseph, their daughter, Sage, and their cat Santiago Ramon y Cajal, who is named after the famed neuroanatomist. Her website is www.biancajonesmarlin.com\\nA native of South Florida, Ed Pritchard has fostered a love for the marine environment since an early age. Ed holds a bachelor\\u2019s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Florida and a master\\u2019s degree in Marine Conservation from the University of Miami. As an Interpretive Programs Lead at Miami-Dade County\\u2019s Eco Division, Ed develops and leads immersive citizen engagement programs that promote awareness and foster stewardship of our local environment, with an emphasis placed on our marine and coastal resources. Ed\\u2019s ultimate goal is to use effective science communication and education initiatives to inspire the next generation of ocean stewards. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'