Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in Pregnancy and Postpartum with Lena Fong

In this episode, Suzanne speaks with Lena Fong, a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner who uses acupuncture, herbs, moxibustion and cupping to heal to maintain 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 fertilitythe TCM approach to reproductive healthhow TCM approaches health in an individualised wayhow TCM uses holistic means in convalescing from an illness or surgerywhat cupping is and how it worksthe intricacy of TCM - pulse taking as a diagnostic skill so different than the Western approachdifferent 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 moveacupuncture for a postdates pregnancy to help stimulate spontaneous labouracupuncture with mastitisthe TCM approach to postpartum care - the mother's 40 days and how to care for herthe difference between acupuncture delivered from a TCM approach and acupuncture from a Western approachFurther ReadingThe Spark in the Machine by Dr Daniel KeownLena can be found at www.lenafong.comSend us Fan MailYou can support this podcast here:https://buymeacoffee.com/motherhealSuzanne's website - podcast, blog, booking and resources:www.motherheal.comSuzanne is mother.heal on InstagramSuzanne is at Suzanne.mother.heal on Facebookmusic by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora https://www.shooglenifty.com/The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier