C-Section Birth Preparation
Prepare for Birth.
Reduce Pain.
Recover Safely.
We understand just how important your birth is and how it can shape your experience of motherhood. We are here to help you to create the birth you deserve: positive, informed, and empowered. Prepare your body, mind and nervous system for your caesarean section birth with physio-led exercises and expert education.
How can you prepare for your C-Section Birth?
Physical Preparation
Research shows that women who give birth via caesarean section are more likely to experience postnatal back pain. Maintaining mobility through the anterior fascial network and strength through your pelvic floor, core and glutes will help reduce back pain and optimise your postnatal recovery.
Mental Preparation
There is a lot to take in when it comes to your C-section birth. Feeling informed about each step of the surgical experience and postnatal recovery process, will help you to advocate for your birth preferences and feel calm and in control of your birth.
Emotional Preparation
It is important to head into your birth with a relaxed nervous system. Use the lead-up to your birth to drop into the para-sympathetic nervous system through guided meditations, breath-work and specialised yoga for C-Section birth preparation.
What is the EMP approach to C-Section birth preparation?
We believe that as a C-Section mother, you are truly unique. You are recovering from major surgery whilst adjusting to life as a new mother. We are here to support you every step of the way with expert-led guidance, support and safe movement.
Creating an Informed Birth
Having access to information you can trust will help you to make informed and empowered choices regarding your birth. We help you to understand the surgical process so that you can focus on the birthing experience.
- The C-Section Birth Process.
- How to manage and reduce pain.
- Distraction techniques.
- Birthing options including Maternal Assisted C-Section.
- Birthing with prolapse or pelvic floor injuries
Preparing your body for birth
If you have had a caesarean birth, you will know it is definitely not the easy way out. After a C-Section birth, there are six layers of tissue that require healing. Prepare your body in a way that will help you to heal as fast as possible after birth and return to the type of exercise you love.
- C-Section Birth Preparation Classes.
- Meditations and Yoga for C-Section Birth.
- Thoracic Mobility and Fascial Release.
- Third Trimester Pelvic Floor and Core Workouts.
Maternal Assisted C-Section
A maternal assisted C-Section (MAC) is a caesarean section delivery that allows you to be actively involved in your birth. Experienced by EMP co-founder Lyz Evans, a MAC birth, you will be able to help lift your baby out of your womb and onto your chest. It is important to recognise that a MAC birth is not an option for all women. There are a number of factors to consider with the health of the baby and the mother being paramount, as well as hospital policy and Obstetrician experience.
Reducing Pain
The first few weeks after your C-Section birth can be extremely painful. Managing your pain will support your healing and optimise your postnatal recovery. The EMP will help you to manage pain through:
- Education to help understand and train the body's pain response.
- Pain relief options for birth.
- Strategies and tools to optimise your postnatal recovery.
- Early postnatal movements to improve circulation and bowel function and reduce your risk of blood clots and infection.
Week by Week C-Section Recovery
Our C-Section Recovery Program will support you to heal safely from birth and return to exercise and running confidently. Physio-led classes for
- Early C-Section mobility and activation.
- Pelvic Floor and Core workouts for each stage of your postnatal recovery.
- C-Section safe pilates, strength and yoga classes.
- Wound massage and mobility to release scar tissue.
- Postnatal return to impact and running.
I want to say a big thank you for the EMP, it changed my life. I joined the EMP to prepare for my c-section birth. It made me so informed about my body and birth, and gave me confidence to recover after surgery.
- Gemma T
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for creating such an amazing program to support pregnant and postnatal women
— Brooke Pay
EMP is far more than just C-Section Birth Preparation.
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Specialised Programs including Return to Running
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Hey, we are Kimmy and Lyz
We are two mums and women's health experts who believe that you deserve access to the best in expert-led exercise and education.
Lyz is a Titled Womens' Health Physio and Kimmy is a pregnancy and postnatal exercise specialist. We have six babies between us and we know the unique challenges that pregnancy and postpartum can bring. We are here to support you to create a strong pregnancy, informed birth and empowered motherhood.
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