Birth Preparation

Helping women have an informed and wonderful birth through our Prepare For Birth Plan!

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At Evolve Physical Therapy we want to help every woman be prepared for her birth! We help women who are having aches and pains from pregnancy and also help women who want to enhance their birth experience. Learning how to effectively relax the pelvic floor, activate their core muscles for pushing and improve mobility for optimal pushing positions are just a few things we work on with our patients.


What Does Our Prepare For Birth Plan Look Like?


Initial Visit: 

  • Review of Medical History
  • Education on labor and delivery (L&D)
  • Discuss your birth preferences
  • Review of pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms/pregnancy related discomfort
  • Complete an orthopedic evaluation and treatment
  • Personalized home exercise program to begin preparing for labor/delivery.


Visit 2: 

  • Pelvic floor internal examination
  • Teach you how to coordinate pelvic floor for lengthening and expansion
  • Learn how to complete perineal massage to decrease tearing during delivery
  • Learn L&D position options and how to push effectively
  • Continued hands on treatment to optimize baby positioning
  • Hands-on manual therapy to manage pregnancy related discomfort. 


Visit 3: 

  • Continued hands on treatment to optimize baby positioning
  • Manage pregnancy related discomfort and improve pelvic floor flexibility
  • Education on spontaneous vs. induced labor
  • Learn how to complete Miles Circuit & Spinning Babies Daily 3.
  • Learn pain management options including TENS unit & partner-assisted techniques
  • Education on C-sections
  • Preparing an abdominal birth preferences plan


Visit 4: 

  • Continued hands on treatment to optimize baby positioning
  • Manage pregnancy related discomfort, and improve pelvic floor flexibility
  • Education on immediate postpartum expectations for vaginal or abdominal delivery
  • Education on postpartum self-image and mental health
  • Education on pelvic floor, core, and upper/lower body exercises to start with from day 0- week 2. 


Visit 5:

  • Continued hands on treatment to optimize baby positioning
  • Manage pregnancy related discomfort, and improve pelvic floor flexibility
  • Education on postpartum recovery essentials for the birthing person to have stocked
  • Education on parenting body mechanics to reduce stress/strain during childcare tasks
  • Planning return for postpartum pelvic floor PT at 2 weeks after delivery and expectations for recovery timeline. 



When do we like to see patients for birth prep?


If a patient is having no aches or pains, we will start birth prep sessions between 22-28 weeks!


If a patient is having aches or pains related to pelvic floor, hip or low back, we like to see them around week 12.


**We also have a pelvic floor therapist who is Spanish speaking!**