Our Birth Wellness Package is designed for pregnant and postpartum mothers with focus on their physical and emotional well-being. These sessions incorporate tailored exercises, manual therapy techniques in order to alleviate discomfort, enhance pelvic floor strength, promote recovery after childbirth, as well as education on body mechanics, positions during labor and postpartum recovery.

The Birth Wellness package consists of three sessions:

One Prenatal Physical Therapy Evaluation to assess your whole body, including the Health of your Pelvic Floor in preparation for both birth and postpartum recovery. During this session you will receive:

• Education on body mechanics

• Manual therapy techniques to improve pelvic alignment and total body well-being

• Education on relaxation and pelvic floor activation

• Breathing techniques in preparation for birth

• Education on perineal massage

• Education on how to reduce labor length and perineal tearing

• Education on positions in labor

Two Postpartum visits. During the initial postpartum visit (anywhere between four to six weeks) we will look at the way you move, your strength, your range of motion, including strength and motion in your spine, hips, ribcage, and pelvic floor. We will also assess you for Diastasis Recti (separation of the abdominal muscles). Based on our findings we will develop an exercise program to get you back to whatever level of pre-pregnancy activity you want. During these sessions you will receive:

• Assessment of the whole body

• Assessment for Diastasis Recti (separation of the abdominal muscles)

• Assessment of external and internal pelvic floor muscle strength and tone

• Visceral mobilization and other hands-on treatment to promote healing postpartum

• Perineal or Cesarean scar mobilization to prevent adhesions and discomfort

• Development of an exercise plan to get you back to the level of pre-pregnancy activity you had before

If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an email.