Alright, so we have established that you SHOULD take a birth course prior to entering that birthing suite. But which one? And are all birth courses created equal?
The short answer…ABSOLUTELY NOT. Some birth courses push specific types of birthing while other birth courses focus more on hospital procedure and policy so you are familiar with how you will be treated and how your birth will go as dictated by the place you’ve chosen to birth in.
So what makes PLAN PREP PUSH: Birth Prep Course presented by Life Changes Physical Therapy different and right for you?
PLAN PREP PUSH was made for mothers and birth partners wanting any/all types of births. This course was created from facts and research to allow you to feel informed and confident in making the right choices for you and your baby during your birth experience. Because we never tell you what choices are right for you, this course is right for everyone. Whether you want a hospital or home birth, get an epidural or go completely unmedicated, need a c-section or are able to delivery naturally, this course will help you feel prepared and confident!
PLAN PREP PUSH is not associated with any hospitals or birthing centers, therefore we will not waste your time on policies and procedures. We want our time together to be filled with useful information and partner practice that will allow you to guide your birth experience with the help of the doctors, nurses, and midwifes that may surround you – not the other way around. Our goal is to make you feel in-control, informed, respected, and important in the birthing process – as you ALWAYS should feel. We want to make you aware of the medical side of birth but to remind you first and foremost that birthing children is a natural process that mothers’ bodies were made to do. This promotes of a feeling of empowerment for you and your partner that will last long after the doctors and nurses leave the birthing suite and long after you are sent home to care for that newborn on your own!
PLAN PREP PUSH was created through the unique lens of a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in pelvic floor rehabilitation. Unlike courses that may teach you simply the signs and stages of labor, we are focused on teaching you how to move, function, and progress through each stage of pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum. We promote movement, neuromuscular relaxation strategies, manual techniques, and mindset changes that will help you progress through labor and delivery. We promote practice for your partner to feel confident in knowing how to help you progress through each stage of labor and delivery. And we don’t stop there! We will teach you how to prepare your body during pregnancy for labor, delivery, and the postpartum phase. We will help you understand your changing body and how you can prevent pelvic floor dysfunction and start safely getting back to feeling like yourself again after your baby is born!
PLAN PREP PUSH is not your average birth course. We pride ourselves in providing much more than just helpful information. We provide an experience that empowers moms and birth partners to feel confident and prepared going into childbirth and beyond! Contact Life Changes Physical Therapy today to learn more about our birth prep course options.