Your body does amazing work during pregnancy and birth. Pelvic floor therapists, physical therapists, and massage therapists who understand pregnancy can help you feel more comfortable, heal well, and move with confidence.
Deaf and hard of hearing families: you can ask any provider for a qualified ASL interpreter. Providers who sign are marked, and you can find them all on the ASL-Friendly Providers list.
Help with the muscles that support your bladder, bowel, and uterus, including leaking, pressure, and pain, before and after birth.
Learn to relax and coordinate your pelvic floor, and practice positions and breathing for pushing.
Physical therapy can help with low back pain, sciatica, pubic bone (symphysis), hip, and tailbone pain.
Guided rehab for abdominal separation (diastasis recti), scar care, and rebuilding strength after birth.
Massage from a therapist trained in pregnancy may ease tension and swelling and give you time to rest.
These providers work alongside your midwife or OB. Tell them you are pregnant or postpartum, and check with your midwife if you are unsure.
SneakPeek early gender DNA testing for midwifery clients, from 6 weeks of pregnancy.
Salerno RL Salerno Martinez, LM, CPM (She/Her/Deaf) · Texas Licensed Midwife #99660 (verify with TDLR) · Certified Birth Doula
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