Herbal Support for Pregnancy Loss, Miscarriage and Clinical Abortion
Generative Care Series: Session 3
Oct 3, 2023, 5-7pm
Online via Zoom
$35-65 sliding scale
In this 2 hour class, we'll discuss strategies for support through pregnancy loss, miscarriage and clinical/medical abortion. Together, we'll discuss the full-spectrum of pregnancy loss/termination experiences, and will investigate the historic and current context of miscarriage and abortion care. Topics include:
Geared towards herbalists, midwives, birth workers and abortion doulas, this class will cover ways to support folks through early pregnancy loss and/or termination, but we will not cover herbs to induce abortion. This class will be taught with a trauma-informed lens and with a commitment to bodily and collective autonomy; all genders and all bodies are welcome.
Replay will be provided for folks who sign up.
Teacher bio:
Tessa Micaela Landreau-Grasmuck (they/them) is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), community and clinical herbalist, and a poet. Tessa has been working in generative care and full spectrum reproductive health for over a decade. As a queer provider, Tessa is especially committed to working with queer and trans folks across all reproductive experiences. They currently with Threshold Community Midwives, organizes with The Rose Core Collective: an herbal kinship and runs Threshold Apothecary.
Generative Care Series: Session 3
Oct 3, 2023, 5-7pm
Online via Zoom
$35-65 sliding scale
In this 2 hour class, we'll discuss strategies for support through pregnancy loss, miscarriage and clinical/medical abortion. Together, we'll discuss the full-spectrum of pregnancy loss/termination experiences, and will investigate the historic and current context of miscarriage and abortion care. Topics include:
- hormones and physiology of the menstrual cycle and early pregnancy
- causes and symptoms of miscarriage, and the options for clinical abortion
- herbs and formulas to support the body before, during, and after the ending of a pregnancy
- tools to ease pain, encourage or discourage blood flow, build and nourish blood, and restore hormone balance
- supportive strategies for emotional care rituals for letting go
Geared towards herbalists, midwives, birth workers and abortion doulas, this class will cover ways to support folks through early pregnancy loss and/or termination, but we will not cover herbs to induce abortion. This class will be taught with a trauma-informed lens and with a commitment to bodily and collective autonomy; all genders and all bodies are welcome.
Replay will be provided for folks who sign up.
Teacher bio:
Tessa Micaela Landreau-Grasmuck (they/them) is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), community and clinical herbalist, and a poet. Tessa has been working in generative care and full spectrum reproductive health for over a decade. As a queer provider, Tessa is especially committed to working with queer and trans folks across all reproductive experiences. They currently with Threshold Community Midwives, organizes with The Rose Core Collective: an herbal kinship and runs Threshold Apothecary.
