In today’s episode of To Birth and Beyond, Anita answers the question that might be on your mind as a physiotherapist: do I need to have given birth to work with pregnant and postpartum populations? Tune in to hear Anita discuss why she started to work with the perinatal population prior to having her own kids (it IS possible!), advice she received(and mindset shifts she made), and why she is grateful to have niched down as she did!

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Resources and References 

• Anita’s course: Birth Prep for Clinical Practice
• Episode 411: Thinking About Adding Pelvic Floor Health as an Ortho Physiotherapist? I’ll Help You Decide
• For information about mentorship coaching calls with Anita – email [email protected] or DM @holistichealthphysio on Instagram
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Show Notes 

0:55 - Anita shares what she is talking about today, and offers a bit of a reframe of perspective as we enter the conversation

3:05 - Anita explains what her focus was prior to pelvic health, and how she pivoted to a perinatal focus

7:24 - Anita dives into client goals and their overlaps in other areas of focus/niches

9:22 - Anita shares two things that will help your confidence and competency in perinatal work if you haven’t personally given birth

11:08 - If you are thinking of diving into perinatal care, Anita shares about her Birth Prep for Clinical Practice course

14:02 - Regardless of what clients come to you for, Anita shares that they are ACTUALLY coming to you for…

16:46 - Anita urges us to focus on the positives, and what clients CAN do

18:30 - Anita suggest what to do if you are considering working with the perinatal population, and why she is so passionate about working with them!

21:52 - Anita brings the episode to a close