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Natural Remedies
A Collection of Articles from Midwifery Today Magazine
- Chapter 1: Bodywork
- Incorporating Prenatal Yoga into Childbirth Education Classes
- A Midwife’s Touch
- Using Chiropractic for Optimal Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes
- Shiatsu: Another Tool for Keeping Birth Normal
- Prenatal Yoga
- A Modern Midwife’s Experience with Ancient Maya Techniques of Abdominal/Uterine Massage
- Merciér Therapy: The History Behind It
- Twenty-Plus Years of Infant Craniosacral Therapy Practice
- A New Relief Technique for a Common Pregnancy Complaint
- Chapter 2: Sounds
- Why Music Matters in Childbirth
- Open Throat; Open Vagina
- Chapter 3: Foods
- Chinese Pickled Ginger Pig Trotters: A Restorative Meal for Postnatal Mamas
- Healing Honey
- Healthy Pregnancy: Fish and Oils
- Chapter 4: Placenta Medicine
- The Bridge of Life: Options for Placentas
- It’s Ours: We Claim the Benefits
- Placenta Handling
- Consuming Placenta
- Maternal Placentophagy as an Alternative Medicinal Practice in the Postpartum Period
- The Power of Placenta for Hemorrhage Control
- Chapter 5: Essential Oils
- Labor Encouragement with Essential Oils
- Essential Oils for Prenatal Nausea and Digestion
- Of Lavender and Labor
- Chapter 6: Herbs
- Safe Use of Herbs during Pregnancy and Lactation
- Raspberry Leaf—Wonderful or Wacky?
- Herbs for Induction of Labor
- Your Mother Will Help
- Sage Femme
- Homebirth Herbal First Aid Kit
- Herbs and the Placenta
- Herbal Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage
- The Herbal Education of Midwives
- Green Allies for the Childbearing Year
- Yunnan Paiyao: Postpartum Friend
- Chapter 7: Homeopathy
- Ten Essential Remedies for a Happy Homebirth
- Homeopathy for the Childbirth Attendant
- Chapter 8: Miscellaneous
- Easing Afterpains
- Wisdom from the Midwives College of Utah
- Prematurity and Kangaroo Care during a Disaster
- Nipple Thrush: How to Identify and How to Treat
- Salt: A Simple Treatment for Umbilical Granulomas
- Some Traditional Umbilical Cord Care Practices in Developing Countries
- Cord Cutting in the Framework of Neonatal Beliefs and Rituals
- Balancing Chi and Integrating Feng Shui
- The Art of the Sitz Bath
- Maharishi Ayurveda for Postpartum Care