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Rachel Fleishman

@rafleishman.bsky.social

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Neonatologist, writer, wife, and boy mom. || Medical Humanities. Thoughts and opinions my own. (she/her) www.rachelfleishman.com TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1lPb-IWx9U

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Jan 25

With the heft of @nejm.org I ask a simple but subversive question: What is the Relative Value of a Baby?

Spoiler: Babies (& mothers) are invaluable
Greed, misogyny, and other pathologies of power place babies' lives at stake

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#NeoSky #MedSky #NICU #PedsSky #OBSky #RVU

What Is the Relative Value of a Baby? | NEJM

As she cares for a newborn who’s struggling to breathe, a neonatologist contemplates how politics and power structures affect the availability of critical perinatal services in the United States.

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Apr 26

@doclauravater.bsky.social is indeed an incredibly insightful writer. :)

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Apr 8

With gratitude to @huffpost.com, my cousin, aunt, mentors, and my late grandmother, I’m excited to share a tiny sliver of what I try to channel at the bedside for families whose children have #DownSyndrome
#MedSky #PedsSky #NeoSky #DisabilityJustice www.huffpost.com/entry/down-s...

I Was Caring For A Patient With Down Syndrome. A Fellow Doctor’s 8-Word Remark Left Me Stunned.

“We stood silently facing each other in the hospital corridor, until I heard the little boy’s Tonka truck clank to the floor.”

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Apr 6

Yesterday was my son's Bar Mitzvah. Next weekend, we will sit around a table talking about the abstract concept of freedom & trying to make order in this shifting world. Thank you @taffyakner.bsky.social for inserting this meditation on humanity, Judaism, and survival into this week of all weeks.

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Jan 31

My uncle Marty Fleishman was a remarkable man & physician. Thrilled to honor his legacy @thelancet.bsky.social. Given the devaluation of human lives by healthcare leaders nationally and globally, I'm screaming his humanistic message to the world.
#MedSky

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A doctor's lineage

As you lay dying in hospice, my father was sick in a hospital. Your prognosis was absolute. My father's diagnosis was elusive, his outcome uncertain. You both spoke to each other daily. Facetime, tele...

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Jan 26

Ha! The support I've felt today while on call is truly magic. Glad it resonated.

Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Jan 25

What Is the Relative Value of a Baby? | NEJM

As she cares for a newborn who’s struggling to breathe, a neonatologist contemplates how politics and power structures affect the availability of critical perinatal services in the United States.

www.nejm.org

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Dec 22

I just finished your incredible book and am overjoyed to find a soundtrack appendix. What a gift! Congratulations on the "nifty little gold sticker."

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Dec 19

When I took writing classes, professors said "write what you know." My latest @msmagazine.com on #NICUs, books, and birth trauma/PTSD.

With gratitude to #MirandaJuly for her novel #All Fours.

#NeoSky #MedSky #OBGynSky #NICU #childbirth

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When Nothing Bad Happens: Miranda July's 'All Fours' Captures the Importance of Understanding Infant Health - Ms. Magazine

When November's announcement by the CDC that our infant mortality rate remains abysmal did not make even the tiniest of dents in the post-election news cycle, my thoughts pivoted from the patient’s I’...

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Dec 2

OMG, first of all, thank you for watching and sharing! But more importantly, so fun to find you here in this space all these years after our likeminded writing connection. I admire so many of you Bay Area doctor-writers and cannot WAIT to see what you do next!!

Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 21

@sarahkedney.bsky.social - thanks for watching and sharing. :) (Sorry to be slow to say that, I'm still figuring out this new place.)

Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 18

Awww! Thanks @colleenmfarrell.bsky.social - Women physician writers chasing a compassionate world, one word at a time. :)

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 18

@premiedoc.bsky.social I'm so glad it resonated. I will figure out how to message you so we can change the world together! :)

Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 18

add me!

Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 17

Thank you for watching! One of the magical things about the #NICU is getting to know so many families over the days, weeks and sometimes months that they spend with us. Human connection is a powerful driver for many of us. Your patients and their families are lucky to have you!

Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 17

@sarahkedney.bsky.social I'm glad glad it moved you. :) 🥰

Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 17

Thank you for watching, sharing, and taking the time to engage!

a woman is standing in front of a microphone and says `` well thanks '' .

ALT: a woman is standing in front of a microphone and says `` well thanks '' .

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 16

Awww. Thanks. It's hard to have it go live the week most people I want it to reach are suspended between that other social media site and this one.

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 16

me!! 🥰

Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 16

Honored to give this #tedx talk about my journey as a physician author and the magic of storytelling for patients and healthcare workers
If you watch, please let me know what you think!
#meded #MedSky #NeoSky #NICU #Neonatology #WomeninMedicine #narrativemedicine

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Can Medical Storytelling Save Lives | Rachel Fleishman | TEDxNewRiver

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 16

Your event today was spectacular! Thank you!

Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 15

Can you please add me?

Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 14

Dr. Janvier's talk was truly magic. Was so inspiring to watch her.

Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 13

Can you please add me to your next batch?? Thank you.

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Rachel Fleishman @rafleishman.bsky.social · Nov 13

Oh thank you so much for watching and sharing. The Gold Foundation class you taught several years ago was so magical - you are truly a gifted #narrativemedicine teacher.
#meded #medsky