The NaturalBirth Talk
Many women desire to reconnect with their body and natural instincts through the entire perinatal period, including natural birth. Unfortunately, the American culture (and most mainstream cultures) do not teach young women about any natural ways to care for their bodies and, in fact, teach that the body and childbirth cannot be trusted. In this podcast by Rachel Mans, Doula and The NaturalBirth Site, co-hosted by Tiffany Muniz, we explore all aspects of natural, physiological birth, as well as natural pregnancy and early postpartum. Our topics are inspired by a range of evidence, the wisdom of our ancestors, and traditional cultures. Many topics will help you to trust your body, your baby, and all of the wise women who birthed before you. We will talk with midwives, doulas, chiropractors, health professionals, and anyone else involved in birth work. The goal is to help you become educated and trust the birthing process so you can have the most empowering, educated, and beautiful pregnancy, birth, & postpartum possible!
The NaturalBirth Talk
Vaginal (Yoni) Steaming with Tina Bilodeau, CD(DONA)
Vaginal (or Yoni) steaming is a time-honored tradition for postpartum women in many cultures. It sounds weird, but I promise it is great! Today, we chat with Tina Bilodeau, a certified doula, vaginal steaming facilitator, and mom of 2, to talk more about what vaginal steaming is, how to do it, and the many benefits of it.
- Vaginal Steaming is a practice rooted in the wisdom of our ancestors and traditional societies and is still prevalent in many cultures in Asia and Africa. It was pushed out of America culture with the granny midwives at the turn of the century.
- Different herbs have different uses, such as cycle issues, endometriosis, infertility, and POSTPARTUM.
- 1 small study (really, the only one completed on postpartum steaming) showed what the wisdom already told us: there are many benefits to POSTPARTUM steaming, including supporting healing the labia from tears, supporting healing the uterus, helping reduce postpartum bleeding, and more (listed in podcast).
Resources Mentioned:
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https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/
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