Podcast Episode 11: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Culture with Reatna Taylor

Oct 3

Season 2 of The Zesty Dietitian Podcast is here!

We’re starting off this season with our 11th episode - a super cool interview with my friend and colleague, Reatna Taylor!

Reatna A. Taylor, MPH, RDN, LDN, is a bilingual, first-generation Panamanian-American registered dietitian with over five years of experience providing culturally sensitive nutrition care, particularly for Latino communities facing chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol.

She currently serves as the Nutrition Program Manager and Food Pantry Coordinator at Camino Salud, a community health center in Charlotte, NC. In this role, she develops personalized nutrition plans, leads culturally focused cooking and wellness classes, and addresses food insecurity with a focus on health equity.

Reatna earned her Master of Public Health from UNC Chapel Hill and her Bachelor’s in Biology from Johnson C. Smith University. Her work is driven by a deep respect for culture, community, and the lived experiences of those she serves.

In this episode, we dive into Reatna’s experience with both a hospital and home birth, and the intersection of food, culture, and nutrition in her personal experience and in her work as a dietitian.

Find Reatna as @rea_tay on Instagram.

Read more about Reatna’s work at Camino Salud here: https://www.caminosalud.com/

Listen to Episode 11 here.

Watch Episode 11 on YouTube here.

Resources:

Evidence Based Birth: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/the-evidence-for-doulas/

Peruvian “Parto Vertical” https://www.unfpa.org/news/born-end-rope-embracing-indigenous-childbirth-traditions-save-lives

https://www.asedoulacare.com/

Queen City Cocoa BEANS https://qccocoabeans.com/

Mind Body Baby NC https://www.mindbodybabync.org/

Diversify Dietetics: https://www.diversifydietetics.org/

Work with a Feed Your Zest dietitian for 1:1 nutrition counseling⁠: ⁠https://www.feedyourzest.com/nutrition-counseling ⁠