S2:ep2 Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in Pregnancy and Postpartum with Lena Fong
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In this episode, Suzanne speaks with Lena Fong, a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner who uses acupuncture, herbs, moxibustion and cupping to heal and maintain a person’s vitality and wellbeing. Lena is a highly learned and experienced practitioner and explains the TCM approach to health.
Lena is also a yoga teacher and a doula, and is passionate about working with pregnant and postpartum women to maintain health and wellbeing.
Listen to this episode to find out:
the TCM approach to fertility
the TCM approach to reproductive health
how TCM approaches health in an individualised way
how TCM uses holistic means in convalescing from an illness or surgery
what cupping is and how it works
the intricacy of TCM - pulse taking as a diagnostic skill so different than the Western approach
different pregnancy conditions that TCM is useful for, including hyperemesis and SPD (symphysis pubis dysfunction)
how moxibustion works for breech presentation - or any fetal positioning you'd like to encourage to move
acupuncture for a postdates pregnancy to help stimulate spontaneous labour
acupuncture with mastitis
the TCM approach to postpartum care - the mother's 40 days and how to care for her
the difference between acupuncture delivered from a TCM approach and acupuncture from a Western approach
Resources
The Spark in the Machine by Dr Daniel Keown
Lena can be found at
Suzanne is at
www.motherheal.com
Music by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora
https://www.shooglenifty.com/
The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier
