Lynn Schulte | Pelvic Health Tips Every OBGYN Should Know
Show Notes:
As pelvic health practitioners, we can positively impact birth and postpartum outcomes – but we need OBGYNs to know what is possible and why it is necessary. Today, I will share with you what I wish every OBGYN could know to ensure we are doing our best together in providing care for our pregnant and postpartum clients.
In today’s episode, discover what Lynn believes every OBGYN needs to know about pregnancy and postpartum care from a pelvic health perspective. This episode is packed with tips to improve outcomes, reduce trauma, and empower moms for smoother births and recoveries!
Lynn shares the critical importance of addressing back pain during pregnancy and how referrals to pelvic health specialists can make a world of difference. She talks about why baby’s positioning is more than just being “head down”, and how the flexibility of the uterine ligaments is crucial for a smoother birth experience.
Lynn dives into postpartum recovery and what can be done to address scar tissue mobility and cervical mobility for healing, comfort and sexual wellness. She also highlights the value of standing assessments for prolapse and the growing need for effective pessary fitting to provide holistic care for postpartum mothers.
Key Takeaways for OBGYNs and Birth Professionals:
- Learn simple ways to differentiate back pain causes and refer effectively to pelvic health specialists.
- Understand how the nuances of baby positioning can make labor smoother for both mother and baby.
- Explore how to better support postpartum recovery by addressing tissue and scar mobility.
- Discover actionable tips for empowering your presence in the birthing room to reduce trauma.
- Gain insight into standing assessments for prolapse and fitting pessaries to provide holistic care.
Let’s spread this valuable knowledge and empower practitioners to collaborate and enhance outcomes for clients everywhere. Share this episode with your colleagues and connect with the Institute for Birth Healing for more insights into optimizing maternal care.
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Love Dr. Rachael! She is such a gem in the Metro Detroit area. She was my pelvic floor PT during my first pregnancy and postpartum and inspired me to pursue pelvic health certification (coming from an Ortho PT clinic). Iām now working through Holistic Treatment of the Pregnant and Postpartum Body.
Thank you so much for this presentationā¦I am an osteopath and also trained in SER (love love Upledger!)ā¦the piece about āfreezeā related to transgenerational trauma was very informative and a reminder to look furtherā¦I have had a client who lost a baby and when I treated her she felt she needed to give birth to this childā¦and then went back several lives and saw that she had also lost a baby many lives prior! This relieved her of some stressā¦so every piece of the puzzle countsā¦keep the nuggets coming, so appreciative! Best, Judith
Great interview, Lynn and Susanne, for pushing us beyond āhands on, hands inā, confirming our need as therapists, for wide, grounded personal presence for our clients to feel safe and then willing to bring forth those physical/emotional/transgenerational, traumas/beliefs that lead to more complete healing and return to function. Appreciate the shout out, and listened delightfully to two of my favorite teachers and mentors. All of this was gold!