Functional Maternity: Using Functional Medicine and Nutrition to Improve Pregnancy and Childbirth Outcomes

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Your Science-Based Prenatal Nutrition Resource for Improved Pregnancy Health

Ever wish there was a comprehensive prenatal nutrition resource backed by science to help women have healthier pregnancies and better birth experiences? Functional Maternity is the book you’ve been looking for. Maternity functional medicine practitioner Sarah Thompson, CFMP, L.Ac, Doula, has culled the most relevant scientific research and guides readers through the dramatic and unique changes of pregnancy to understand how the right nutrition can improve pregnancy and childbirth outcomes.

Whether you are a seasoned health practitioner, birth worker, or expectant mother, you’ll learn how to:

Use nutrition and diet to increase natural birth success Recognize unique patterns of maternal health and understand the effects nutrition has on the increased risk of pregnancy-related complications Create dietary protocols for gestational hypertension, pregnancy nausea, and many other common conditions of pregnancy Confidently guide others through their pregnancy journey with research-backed nutrition advice Practice on the cutting edge of advanced specialized functional medicine And so much more …