Lynn Schulte | Birthing Positions and the Pelvis

Show Notes:

Did you know that addressing injuries or impacts to the pelvis are an important key to a smooth birth for your clients? Working with the pelvis postpartum can also lead to a quicker and fuller recovery.

In today’s podcast Lynn discusses the impact the pelvic bones have on labor and the postpartum period and the importance of asking these questions:

• What impacts, injuries or traumas have occurred to your pelvis?
• What position did you give birth in? 

The sacrum can tell us a lot about prior impacts and injuries. When the sacrum lacks micromotions this can often be due to a past injury. This lack of motion can prevent the bone from being able to flex and extend and can have an impact on birth.

In addition, assessing the pelvis to learn what position it is in can help the birthing team guide your pregnant client into a more optimal position for birth.

After baby is born, it is important to, once again, assess and treat the bony structures. The pelvis needs support to return to optimal stability and pelvic floor muscle function after birth as often times the bones do not completely return to their original state. 

In addition to this podcast, here is a video showing one way to work with the pelvic bones to return them to a neutral position after birth.

By addressing these pieces in our pregnant and postpartum clients, we, as pelvic health practitioners, can make a huge difference in prenatal and postpartum support. To learn more about the ilium ischium rebalancing technique mentioned in the video check out either of these courses at the Institute for Birth Healing: Treating the Postpartum Pelvis or Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body. A cohort for Treating the Postpartum Pelvis will be starting on August 19th and a cohort for the Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body will be starting September 23rd.

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