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Protecting Fertility with Pre-conception Care: Environmental Medicine

Access

12 months

Format

Online Webinar

Duration

2 hours

Presenter

Tabitha McIntosh

Environmental exposures play a significant yet often overlooked role in fertility, pregnancy outcomes, and long-term health of the developing child. (1, 2) This practical, clinician focused webinar translates the complexity of environmental medicine into clear, achievable actions for pre-conception care.

Tabitha McIntosh is an experienced naturopath and educator with a clinical focus on nutritional and environmental medicine and reproductive health. Drawing on evidence and real-world practice, she will guide practitioners in empowering patients to protect fertility and reduce everyday toxic exposures.

The session will cover key environmental risks relevant to women’s health and fertility, strategies to protect the developing baby from preconception through early pregnancy, and practical, evidence-informed interventions that can be readily applied in clinical practice.

Designed as a highly practical session, this presentation equips practitioners with the language, tools, and confidence to integrate environmental medicine into pre-conception and fertility care, supporting healthier outcomes for both mother and baby.

Join Tabitha McIntosh for the webinar ‘Protecting Fertility with Pre-conception Care: Environmental Medicine’.

This presentation is also available in the Women’s Health learning module.

Educational Activities

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Reviewing Performance

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Hours

Measuring Outcomes

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MEET YOUR PRESENTER

Tabitha McIntosh

BMedSc, MSc, AdvDip(Nat), Dip(Nutr), PostGradDip(NEM) 
Tabitha is an experienced Naturopath, founder & director of Awaken Your Health in Sydney, integrating Naturopathic healing principles with the latest scientific research to educate and empower her clients. After attaining her Bachelor of Medical Science (University of NSW, 2001), she went on to pursue her passion for Integrative healthcare by completing an Advanced Diploma Naturopathy & Diploma Nutrition (Nature Care College, 2005), and Post Grad Dip of Applied Science in Nutritional & Environmental Medicine (Swinburne University, 2006). She has also completed a Masters in Reproductive Medicine through the School of Medicine (University of NSW 2022).  Tabitha is passionate about the wellbeing of her clients, and she works collaboratively with each client and their unique healthcare team including GPs, Fertility Specialists, Obstetricians, Endocrinologists, Oncologists and allied health to ensure optimal health outcomes. Her integrative work with cancer patients facilitates the reduction of side effects of conventional treatment and empowers her clients through better nutrition to improve outcomes and quality of life. She feels her integrative oncology work is very important work, and she values the opportunity to provide guidance and to bridge the gap in care, empowering her clients to advocate for themselves well at a critical time in their lives. 
References
1Thalia R. Segal, Linda C. Giudice, et al. Before the beginning: environmental exposures and reproductive and obstetrical outcomes. Fertility and Sterility, Volume 112, Issue 4, 2019, 613-621.
2Reducing prenatal exposure to toxic environmental agents. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 832. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Obstet Gynecol 2021;138:e40–54.