The herbal pregnancy & postpartum workshop will be taught by Dr. Alice Palmeri at Zanana Spa in southeast Portland as part of a bi-monthly series beginning in February 2011. Dr. Palmeri currently works at Portland Family Homeopathy at Awakenings Wellness Center in Portland, Oregon. The seminar series will help support those choosing to have a natural childbirth or birthing in a hospital. The class will focus on herbs traditionally used during pregnancy & postpartum.The course will be divided into two sessions, pregnancy herbs & postpartum herbs. During the first session, participants will learn about herbs that have been traditionally used as nutritional pregnancy teas, uterine tonics, to help alleviate morning sickness, & as a relaxation tincture during childbirth. And the second class will focus on postpartum healing baths, herbs to increase milk supply, & herbal baby baths.When Dr. Palmeri was asked why she was teaching the workshop, she replied, ”I’m really fascinated with the way herbs work on the body. I’ve heard over & over again how women have felt the need to prepare for birth. In this way, they can learn about natural ways that herbs may be able to help & then discuss it with their primary care providers. The workshop can be part of a process in which women take part in their birth, having more input in what often feels like a very out of control situation. Every pregnant family needs to nest & quite simply, herbal medicine can be really fun!”
Source:American Consumer News
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