FFP 133 | Preparing for Pregnancy and Childbirth Naturally | Mama Natural {Genevieve Howland}

Genevieve, who you may know as Mama Natural has shared hundreds of hilarious and informative videos that have empowered millions of women to embrace natural pregnancy, birth, and parenting. Her YouTube channel gets over a million video views each month, and she has just released her first book The Mama Natural Week to Week Guide to Pregnancy & Childbirth. Her new book is a great resource for mamas to be coming from a natural perspective. What I love about Genevieve's approach is that she recognizes that pregnancy and birth are normal and natural -- not a medical crisis. She is on a mission to inform you of your choices, because as the saying goes...knowledge is power.

Topics discussed in today's episode

• What was the inspiration behind the Mama Natural YouTube channel?
• Genevieve shares her experience birthing her first child and why she made completely different choices the second time around
• How to manage an un-medicated childbirth, how to stay focused without freaking out, and how to stay on top of the mental game during labour
• Recognizing that labour is temporary and the real work starts once your baby arrives
• The cascade of interventions -- how interventions early on increased the chance that you'll need more serious interventions down the line.
• Presenting the routine testing and procedures done in pregnancy as options that you can choose instead of mandatory actions you must take
• What you need to know in each trimester of pregnancy
• How to manage your risk of developing gestational diabetes, or having a positive test for Group B strep by developing healthy eating habits
• Setting yourself up for the healthiest pregnancy and birth from the start

Connect with Genevieve {Mama Natural}

You can connect with Mama Natural on her Website, on Facebook, Twitter, and on her YouTube Channel

Resources mentioned

• The Mama Natural Week-to-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth {Book} | Mama Natural {Genevieve Howland}
• The Mama Natural Week-to-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth {Website} | Mama Natural {Genevieve Howland}
• FFP 016 | Real Food for Gestational Diabetes | Pre-conception & Pregnancy Nutrition | Lily Nichols
• FFP 025 | How Much Should Women Exercise During Pregnancy? | The Good, The Bad and the Uncomfortable | Lily Nichols
• Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood {Book} | Anchor
• The Business of Being Born {Documentary} | Ricki Lake | Abby Epstein

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