Functional Maternity: Using Functional Medicine and Nutrition to Improve Pregnancy and Childbirth Outcomes
Thompson, Sarah
ISBN 10: 1951692160 ISBN 13: 9781951692162
Published by Modern Wisdom Press, 2021
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Your Science-Based Prenatal Nutrition Resource for Improved Pregnancy Health
Ever wish there was a comprehensive prenatal nutrition resource backed by science to help women have healthier pregnancies and better birth experiences? Functional Maternity is the book you've been looking for. Maternity functional medicine practitioner Sarah Thompson, CFMP, L.Ac, Doula, has culled the most relevant scientific research and guides readers through the dramatic and unique changes of pregnancy to understand how the right nutrition can improve pregnancy and childbirth outcomes.
Whether you are a seasoned health practitioner, birth worker, or expectant mother, you'll learn how to:
- Use nutrition and diet to increase natural birth success
- Recognize unique patterns of maternal health and understand the effects nutrition has on the increased risk of pregnancy-related complications
- Create dietary protocols for gestational hypertension, pregnancy nausea, and many other common conditions of pregnancy
- Confidently guide others through their pregnancy journey with research-backed nutrition advice
- Practice on the cutting edge of advanced specialized functional medicine
- And so much more ...
About the Author: Sarah Thompson, L.Ac., CFMP, Doula, is the founder of Sacred Vessel Acupuncture & Functional Medicine and the creator of www.functionalmaternity.com. She is a certified functional medicine practitioner, licensed acupuncturist, board-certified herbalist, birth doula, and educator with a passion for pregnancy care. She is also known as a leader in the practice and education of maternity functional medicine. Sarah brings together evidence-based research in prenatal and maternity nutrition with the ideas of functional medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. Sarah's clinical experience spans nearly 20 years. When she isn't writing, lecturing, mentoring, or seeing patients in her private practice, she can be found on her small Colorado farm with her husband, two daughters, chickens, miniature cows, dogs, cats, and gardens.
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Title: Functional Maternity: Using Functional ...
Publisher: Modern Wisdom Press
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Fine