Birth Preparation & Empowerment

Service Description

A 3-part community birth class led by Doctors of Physical Therapy specialized in pelvic health to enhance pelvic floor outcomes during pregnancy and postpartum and to have a positive birth experience! We will teach how to balance your pelvic joints, introduce a variety of pushing positions, and ensure that pushing lengthens your pelvic floor. Our hands-on training covers optimal labor and pushing techniques, including strategies for addressing labor stagnation or slowing. You will learn perineal massage to prepare the perineal tissues for a smoother delivery! Our Pelvic Floor Physical Therapists are experts in core rehabilitation, we will discuss Diastatsis Rectus Abdominis and weak core musculature and how to get your body to return to exercise and athletics safely. Education will include common prenatal and postnatal concerns including bladder and bowel dysfunction, post surgical recovery, addressing scars, returning to intercourse, and common conditions such as low back and pelvic girdle discomfort. Book this class series during your 2nd or 3rd Trimester.