Yes, every formula I craft accounts for the medications you're taking including potency and timing. If a herb isn't appropriate, I won't include it. That being said, I always advise my clients to check with their doctor before using herbs.

Absolutely, herbs work wonderfully in supporting pregnancy, easing common symptoms and promoting healthy birth.

Herbs also help to support the new mother (breastfeeding or not), alongside the newborn infant throughout those early months & years.

Clinical Herbalists specialize in plant medicine specifically - formulation, dosing, traditional use of herbs and safe profiles of individual plants. A Naturopath has a broader scope including labs, supplements and sometimes pharmaceuticals. Many of my clients see both, the work is complementary, not competing.

Each practitioner also brings their own unique education and experience. My personal practice goes beyond herbs and into the psychosomatic echos of stress, trauma and conflict. I also work intimately with flower essences and other vibrational remedies.

While a few may still believe it's all anecdotal, herbal medicine has strong evidence; not only in their historical use but also in reputable published studies. 

Herbs on their own cannot be patented and scientific studies are quite expensive; therefore many studies are run on isolated compounds which can then be patented and sold. Still, there are plenty of studies based on whole herbs and both can be easily found on websites including PubMed.