Rational Birth Series

Articles on Birth, Preparation, and the Fourth Trimester

by Victoria Siegel

Engineer, Community Herbalist, & Founder of Rational Body

On Products:

• The Best Nipple Butter

• The Gift Every Mama — and Baby — Deserves

On Birth Prep:

• Why I Chose Natural Birth

  • Natural Birth is Not Extreme - Short Version of the above

• Comparing Birth Systems & Outcomes

• My Birth Story

• Why Every Pregnant Woman Needs a Doula

• Congrats! You're having a baby!!

• The 287 toxins in Umbilical Cord Blood - Nobody starts with a blank slate

• Chemicals to Avoid - Simple steps to reduce the toxic load

• How to Prepare for a Rational Birth (Food Prep, Physical body prep, Mental Prep)

  • Birth Prep (a Natural Mama's tips) (a summary of the above)

• In the Room: What to Know and Ask For

Once the Baby is here:

• The Golden Hours

• Coming Home and Beyond

• On Vaccines

Still to Come:

• Book summaries

• On Safe Infant Sleep