Pregnancy and birth are among the many areas of women’s lives that have become increasingly medicalized and depersonalized.
How to support a healthy labor through diet and lifestyle change.
Thirty-five years of practice initially as a homebirth midwife, and then asan M.D.
Herbs to ease and support birth.
It remains popular today, with about63 percent of midwives in the United States recommending it.
This was in the 1980s (long before the days of green juice!
), so I got some strange looks when I was out and about having a swig!
This is a simple, delicious version you’re able to drink hot or iced.
you might even make ice pops to enjoy during labor.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon red raspberry leaf
2 teaspoons spearmint leaf
1 teaspoon rose hips
Method:
1.
Place into a tea bag or teapot strainer.
Steep in 8 ounces of boiling water for 20 minutes.
Strain and drink 1 to 2 cups daily.
Will keep in the fridge for 2 days.
Red dates
Date fruits are perhaps one of the most ancient “sweets.”
Talk about food as medicine!
Another study found that eating dates in pregnancy led to less bleeding immediately after birth.
A word about intention and surrender.
Our bodies are beautifully wise and know how to birth our babies.
In fact, surrender and openness can go a long way toward helping us open for birth.
