Rachelle Seliga | Beyond the 6-Week Check: The Evolution of Postpartum Care
Show Notes:
The importance of postpartum care is no longer just an afterthought – and this conversation shows exactly why that matters for your practice. Today, Lynn Schulte is joined by Rachelle Seliga, a Midwife, Educator and the creator of INNATE Postpartum Care. Together, they unpack the dramatic shifts that have occurred in postpartum care over the past decade, the direction this field is going next, and what we can do as practitioners to keep up with the changing tides.
You’ll hear how pelvic health directly impacts mental health, why more moms are seeking care even when they don’t have symptoms, and what it really takes to close the gaps still leaving many women underserved.
From unexpected innovations to powerful collaborations across disciplines, this episode will expand what you believe is possible – and your role in it.
✨ Key Takeaways for Practitioners:
- Where the gaps in postpartum care still remain.
- The connection between pelvic health and mental health.
- Your role and steps for supporting the full spectrum of postpartum needs.
- Innovation and diversity that is leading the shift beyond traditional postpartum care.
- The keys to thriving as a practitioner in today’s evolving healthcare landscape.
If you want to stay relevant and deliver deeper, more impactful outcomes then this is an episode you do not want to miss.
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About Today’s Speaker
Rachelle Seliga, CPM and Educator
Rachelle Seliga is a mother, midwife, and educator who is dedicated to midwifing a cultural shift through her teachings, trainings, and hands-on experiences.
She is the creator and director of INNATE Postpartum Care, a globally recognized certification program that has trained thousands of practitioners who now support families around the world.
Her work is rooted in the belief that our physiologic design IS our divine design, which IS our “blueprint,” which ARE our “original instructions” as humankind. These different ways to say the SAME thing acknowledge that there is an order, a structure, a map to LIFE that supersedes human will; it is Nature’s Design. Through her teachings, Rachelle brings traditional knowledge to modern care practices, offering a deeply integrative approach to postpartum care.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of her INNATE Postpartum Care Training. It is the last year she will be teaching it as she has been, so if you are interested in joining – this is a great year to do so. As a member of the IBH Community, she is extending early-bird pricing to us even past the deadline of May 5th. For 11% off the full-price tuition, use coupon code: BIRTHHEALING
To register and for more information on INNATE Postpartum Care Training: https://www.innatetraditions.com/innate-postpartum-care-certification-training
Rachelle’s website: https://www.innatetraditions.com/

Love Dr. Rachael! She is such a gem in the Metro Detroit area. She was my pelvic floor PT during my first pregnancy and postpartum and inspired me to pursue pelvic health certification (coming from an Ortho PT clinic). I’m now working through Holistic Treatment of the Pregnant and Postpartum Body.
Thank you so much for this presentation…I am an osteopath and also trained in SER (love love Upledger!)…the piece about ‘freeze’ related to transgenerational trauma was very informative and a reminder to look further…I have had a client who lost a baby and when I treated her she felt she needed to give birth to this child…and then went back several lives and saw that she had also lost a baby many lives prior! This relieved her of some stress…so every piece of the puzzle counts…keep the nuggets coming, so appreciative! Best, Judith
Great interview, Lynn and Susanne, for pushing us beyond “hands on, hands in”, confirming our need as therapists, for wide, grounded personal presence for our clients to feel safe and then willing to bring forth those physical/emotional/transgenerational, traumas/beliefs that lead to more complete healing and return to function. Appreciate the shout out, and listened delightfully to two of my favorite teachers and mentors. All of this was gold!