pregnancy wellness program

Congratulations on your pregnancy!!

Now is the time to take the best care of yourself and your beautifully changing body.

As your body and hormones start to change it is important to support your pregnancy as naturally as possible to obtain optimal health for you and your baby. This Naturopathic Pregnancy Wellness Program is designed to help avoid many common conditions of pregnancy, or to treat them should they arise during your pregnancy.

Common Complaints of Pregnancy

	Heartburn
	Iron deficient anemia
	Megaloblastic anemina (low B12/folate)
	Leg cramps
	Low back pain
	Insomnia
	Urinary tract infection (UTI)
	Group B Streptococcus
	Candida albicans
	Edema (swelling)
	Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH)
	Nausea & vomiting
	Constipation
	Hypoglycaemia
	Gestational diabetes
	Hemorrhoids
	Varicose veins
	Pruritic Urticarial Papules & Plaques of Pregnancy (PUPPPs)
	Herpes gestationis (aka pemphigoid gestationis)

Overview of Pregnancy Wellness Program

As a part of the Pregnancy Wellness Program you will enjoy full service Naturopathic Care to improve and maintain optimal health of you and your growing baby.

The program includes the use of natural treatments such as dietary counseling, acupuncture, nutritional supplementation, bodywork, homeopathic medicine and botanical medicine to support you throughout each trimester, childbirth, and post-partum including breastfeeding.

I am happy to work supportively along with your midwife or maternity doctor. I will also encourage you to create a birth plan which will outline your needs during childbirth, delivery and post partum. With this in place, it is much easier for all of your care providers to work together to create the birthing environment you envision.

Available Pregnancy Packages

1) PREGNANCY WELLNESS PROGRAM

	90 minute initial visit – health history, physical exam, nutrition consultation, pregnancy kit
	4 X 30 minute follow up visits – recommended weeks 34, 37 and 1 week post-partum (home visit) and 4 weeks post-partum
	+extra 2 X 30 minute visits to be used whenever you like - ie. acupuncture past due date, other concerns, baby wellness...

Naturopathic support includes specific recommendations per each trimester of pregnancy, for childbirth, for the post-partum period, and for breastfeeding support with the goal of remaining strong, healthy, vital and well nourished to care for your new baby.