Our Birth Story: Lessons for Helping Our Patients Prepare for Delivery

We share our birth story and the lessons learned for how we work with our patients as they prepare for delivery.Clay's birth was pretty incredible.  It was just five hours from start of contractions until he arrived, with just two spent at the hospital.  Very different than what we were expecting!And it caused us to re-evaluate a lot of how we teach patients to prepare for delivery and how we - as a pelvic rehab profession - can better help our pregnant patients.A few lessons that we took away from this experience, and how we'll be doing things differently at PelvicSanity in the future as we help our patients prepare:Helping them find the right facility/provider - Do you know the different options pregnant people in your area have when it comes to delivery?  We can guide our patients to the best option for them, whether it's a specific provider, a certain type of delivery or a practice.Assess their level of support - Do they have support from a doula?  A fantastic midwife or OB?  Or do they need you to help fill in those gaps and prepare them for the birth process?Prepare for all eventualities - While we can help them find the 'optimal' pushing position and teach techniques, we also need to be helping patients realize there's going to be a lot that is out of their control.  We can help prepare them for all eventualities so they feel confident and ready, no matter what happens.Thank you so much for all the support, comments, reviews and DMs we've gotten as we've shared our own personal journey.  It was a long, three-year road for us to hold Clay in our arms, and we're so thankful the birth experience was incredible and a fitting climax to our birth story - thank you all for your support!Clinical CoursesAll of the Rising clinical courses are designed to challenge the way you think and make you more confident in your clinical practice.  All online and go-at-your-own pace, you'll have lifetime access to the lectures and handouts.  Check out all the clinical courses we offer (www.pelvicptrising.com/clinical).Business ResourcesIf you're starting or growing a cash-based pelvic health practice, we've got some great resources for you!  We've helped more than 200 practices take off in markets across the country.  From business courses, handouts and resources to true business mentorship in our Rising program, we've got something that can help.  Check out all our Business Resources (www.pelvicptrising.com/business) and fill out the Entrepreneur Survey there!About UsNicole and Jesse Cozean founded Pelvic PT Rising to provide clinical and business resources to physical therapists to change the way we treat pelvic health.   PelvicSanity Physical Therapy together in 2016.  It grew quickly into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country.Through Pelvic PT Rising, Nicole has created clinical courses (www.pelvicptrising.com/clinical) to help pelvic health providers gain confidence in their skills and provide frameworks to get better patient outcomes.  Together, Jesse and Nicole have helped nearly 200 pelvic practices start and grow through the Pelvic PT Rising Mentorship Program (www.pelvicptrising.com/business) and business courses to change the way pelvic health is administered. Get in Touch!Learn more at www.pelvicptrising.com, follow Nicole @nicolecozeandpt (www.instagram.com/nicolecozeandpt) or reach out via email ([email protected]).Check out our Clinical Courses, Business Resources and learn more about us at Pelvic PT Rising...Let's Continue to Rise!