How to Prepare for Your Postpartum
It's so important to rest after your baby is born. Learn about the benefits of postpartum rest and tools that will set you up to feel nourished and supported during your postpartum period.
Marea Goodman (she/her/they) is a licensed midwife and queer mama specializing in pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and conception care for the LGBTQ+ community. Marea is passionate about empowering pregnant people through all stages of family building, from trying to conceive, to pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenting. Marea is also a writer whose work has been featured by the Huffington Post, Ms Magazine, and Mother.ly. Her upcoming book, Baby Making for Everybody—A Guide for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents, which she cowrote with Ray Rachlin, is set to be published in April, 2023.
Marea lives in Santa Cruz with her three children and her wife, Andrea, who is also a midwife. You can find Marea on Instagram at @restore_midwifery, on her website, or YouTube.
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