Ep62: Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Before, During, and After Pregnancy with Dr. R. Keith Bell

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This week we're chatting with Dr. R. Keith Bell about Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and integrative medical care before, during, and after your pregnancy. Dr. Bell has a doctorate in acupuncture and Chinese medicine. We discuss the importance of taking an integrative health approach with patients, how acupuncture can help during labor and delivery, and some of the research behind Chinese medicine.

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0:00.0	In today's episode of the podcast, I am super excited to have a doctor of Chinese medicine and
0:07.3	acupuncture.
0:13.4	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Callaway Rankins, a practicing
0:20.5	board certified OBGYN, who's had the privilege
0:23.9	of helping hundreds of moms bring their babies into this world. I'm here to help you be knowledgeable,
0:31.1	prepared, confident, and empowered to have your best pregnancy in birth. Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only,
0:39.9	and it's not a substitute for medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at ncr coaching.com
0:46.3	forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it. Hey, if you're not getting the birth with power brief in your inbox each week, you are missing out.
1:00.8	It's my free newsletter with trusted tips, mindset shifts, and birth prep strategies to help you feel calm and confident without doom scrolling for answers. Go to Dr.
1:14.1	Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email and get on the list. Hello, hello, hello. Welcome to
1:22.5	another episode of the podcast. This is episode number 62. Thank you for being here with me today. So on today's
1:30.1	episode of the podcast, it is a really informative one. I am chatting with R. Keith Bell. Keith holds a
1:38.5	doctorate in acupuncture and Chinese medicine. He is a Virginia licensed and nationally board certified acupuncturist,
1:46.7	with over two decades of experience teaching and practicing traditional and classical
1:54.4	Chinese medicine. In 2000, Keith co-founded Oriental Medicine Specialist, Richmond, Virginia's first medical clinic to offer
2:04.1	comprehensive, holistic care using acupuncture, herbal medicine, functional medicine,
2:10.8	and lifestyle counseling. I am super excited to bring you this episode today because, one,
2:16.8	I know a lot of people are interested
2:19.0	in the topic. Two, I believe we need to have a more integrative approach to medicine,
2:25.1	where we in Western medicine work collaboratively with others outside of Western medicine.
2:31.7	And then number three, I just wanted to know more about the topic myself,
2:35.1	because I don't know a lot about it, to be honest. So selfishly, I asked Keith to come on and talk
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