Ecology of Postpartum Masterclass w/ Laura Uplinger

Laura Uplinger is a lifelong student, educator, and advocate in the field of conscious conception, pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding.

Since the late 1970s, she has been a devoted voice calling attention to the formative impact of a mother’s inner emotional and relational life on her developing baby.

Her work bridges psychology, spirituality, physiology, and human culture, offering a deeply humane and reverent understanding of pregnancy as a time of profound influence—not only for the child, but for families, communities, and society at large.

Laura served on the Board of Directors of the Association for Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH) from 1988–1999 and currently serves as Vice-President of the Brazilian Association for Prenatal Education (ANEP).

Through ANEP, she coordinates seminars and an intensive 18-month training program that honors the spiritual, psychological, and physiological dimensions of pregnancy.

Laura's documentary about prenatal life, "Pregnancy & Civilization, The Power of Pregnant Women Over Our Future", can be found here: https://vimeo.com/anepbrasil/documentary

~ Expecting parents preparing to welcome a baby and wishing to create a nourishing postpartum experience.

~ Preconception parents who understand the importance of proactively preparing for the transformative threshold of postpartum.

~ New mothers and fathers seeking a deeper understanding of the biological, emotional, and relational needs of the postpartum period.

~ Rare insights into the mystical, intimate, and psycho-spiritual realms of the sacred postpartum window that often go unspoken.

~ Birthkeepers, doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, bodyworkers, therapists, and healthcare practitioners supporting families along the continuum from conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting.

~ Grandparents, family members, and community supporters who want to better understand how to care for and protect the motherbaby dyad after birth.

~ Anyone interested in the lifelong implications of early bonding, attachment, and the sacred postpartum experiences.

~ Why the first days, weeks, and months after birth matter for a lifetime.

~ The biological and emotional needs of mothers and babies during the postpartum period.

~The science and ancient wisdom of bonding, attachment, and early relationship formation.

~ How modern culture has disrupted the natural ecology of postpartum care and what families and care providers can do to restore it.

~ The role of fathers, partners, family, and community in protecting the mother-baby dyad.

~ Practical ways to create a nourishing postpartum environment that supports healing, connection, and thriving.

~ How early postpartum experiences influence family well-being, child development, and future generations.

Participants will leave with a renewed appreciation for postpartum as a sacred developmental period—one worthy of protection, reverence, and intentional support for the benefit of mothers, babies, families, and society as a whole.