Maternal Stress Management Critical for Passing on Healthy Genes Research has long confirmed the effects of maternal health on fetal development and outcomes. But scientific inquiry into the genesis of disease processes in an adult with no apparent risk factors has been uncharted territory until the last few decades. The interrelationship between maternal stress and…
Yoga In Physical Therapy Improves Postpartum Care You may or may not realize that the United States has a very poor track record for postpartum care. In fact, the US has the worst track record for not only postpartum care, but for maternal and infant mortality and first-day infant death rate in the developed world…
Yoga for Natural Childbirth This post is for colleagues, patients, and friends whose greatest desire is to have a healthy baby via natural childbirth. In this article, natural childbirth refers to an unmedicated delivery of your baby, assisted with natural, non-pharmaceutical means. While not all women have the luxury of natural childbirth, and some choose…
Physical therapists often see women during pregnancy and postpartum, but what can physical therapists do to foster better birth outcomes? What can physical therapists do through yoga, specifically, to reduce fear during childbirth? A 2012 study conducted in Norway underscores the importance of childbirth education,which can take place as part of patient education and counseling in…
Pregnancy brings the most enormous changes in a woman’s life, and is arguably the most profound change that the body can experience. It is no secret that America claims the most shameful maternal health and birth outcomes in the developed world. However, physical therapy can have quite a bit to do with turning those statistics…