Ten Months of Gestation: How Might Classical Texts Inform Contemporary Protocol?

Ten Months of Gestation: How Might Classical Texts Inform Contemporary Protocol?

Debra Betts & Sabine Wilms
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California, CTCMA, Florida, NCCAOM
Date: 
Sun, 02/12/2012 - 12:00
Type:
Recorded Online Course
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$120.00
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Ten Months of Gestation: How Might Classical Texts Inform Contemporary Protocol?

This webinar will stream live online and is presented together by Debra Betts and Sabine Wilms

Traditionally Chinese medicine provided guidance for fetal education and specific advice for the mother to observe to promote a healthy pregnancy. Western medicine research now acknowledges that the health of the mother and uterine environment during pregnancy not only influences the developing baby but also its future health in adult life.

When you register for an online course, you have 120 days of access to the recorded material.

For each month of gestation, Sabine will introduce the roots of knowledge on nurturing the fetus and nurturing life as found in classical literature. Debra will follow with western medical information from the baby's and the mother's perspective.

Throughout this lecture Debra and Sabine will focus on the value of tradition and the classics, the role of Chinese medicine and the practical applications for incorporating this historical and western knowledge into clinical practice.

Learning Objectives:

For Chinese medicine practitioners to expand their knowledge base when treating pregnant women, enabling them to adapting their clinical practice according to

1) an understanding of relevant western medical physiology for each month of a pregnancy.

2) Being able to integrate the classical information on pregnancy and gestation presented in the classical texts of the Taichanshu, Qianjinfang and Ishimpo.

Course Outline: 

1. Introduction from Debra and Sabine on their backgrounds and structure of joint lecture. Introduction to historical texts. The first month of pregnancy – the classical texts followed by a western medical perspective and discussion on intergrating these concepts into clinical practice

2. The second and third months of pregnancy: the classical texts followed by a western medical perspective and discussion on integrating these concepts into clinical practice

Short break

3. The Fourth to seventh months of pregnancy: the classical texts followed by a western medical perspective and discussion on integrating these concepts into clinical practice

4. The Eight to 10 month of pregnancy: the classical texts followed by a western medical perspective and discussion on integrating these concepts into clinical practice

Debra Betts & Sabine Wilms

Debra Betts
With a background in neonatal intensive care nursing Debra entered into the study of Traditional Chinese Medicine in London, graduating in 1989 from the British College of Acupuncture.

Returning to New Zealand she started a private practice promoting acupuncture for women’s health issues, with a focus on teaching support people acupressure techniques that could be used for pain relief in labour.

Debra Betts & Sabine Wilms
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