Did you know that the connective tissue in your body—fascia—not only supports movement and stability but also holds the stories of our lives and can influence a baby’s position during pregnancy? What if understanding fascia could transform the way you support your pregnant and postpartum clients? Tune in to discover how this incredible system impacts everything from cellular communication to birth outcomes!

Fascia is an amazing structure in the body that connects and surrounds everything. It is made of collagen that creates support and flexibility within the tissues it surrounds and has many functions including: 

• Support 
• Protection
• Slide and glide to help movement
• Force transmission
• Stability to joints
• Maintenance of shape and position
• Cellular communication
• Sensory system functionality
• Fluid dynamics
• It is a part of our unconscious

In short the fascial system is an information superhighway for the body. 

Although there is little research on how our fascial trains are affected during pregnancy we do know they are important. The deep posterior fascial line that goes from the calcaneus to the occiput crossing over at the sacrum can impact the sacrotuberous ligament of the uterus. The spiral line crosses from the rib cage to the hip and down the IT band. This affects the body’s ability to create space for the baby to grow. The superficial front line impacts the rectus abdominis and linea alba which is important when treating DRA.

It is important to take a full body approach to all clients but especially pregnant clients because pregnancy creates changes that affect the entire fascial system. If you are interested in learning more about the fascia in the body in relation to pregnancy the Institute for Birth Healing has created a new class called Pregnancy, Pain and Beyond that addresses how to work the fascia of the pregnant body. Registration opens on May 5, 2025.

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