This week I discuss pelvic pt with Dr.Jill Arnold, (PT, DPT). Jill shares the details behind what to expect at a pelvic physical therapy session and what symptoms can be treated. We discuss what to do during pregnancy and postpartum to protect your core and pelvic floor, as well as how to recover without pain.

Take home message: your health and quality of life is worth investing in!

Clarification: the first layer is only sphincteric for the anus (externaI anal sphincter). Urethral association in 2nd layer of muscle is accurate.

Jill Arnold: Arnold Physical Therapy

https://www.arnoldphysicaltherapy.com/visit-us

https://www.facebook.com/arnoldphysicaltherapy/ www.livingheartdoula.com For more information and education on postpartum self care: http://betterpostpartum.com/livingheartdoula/

In this episode, I’m talking with Paige Barocca, CPM in Baltimore about how to stay healthy during the COVID-19 outbreak, the changes effecting the birth community, recommendations, and what options are available to birthing families. More families are looking at home births as an option for low risk pregnancies during this time of social distancing. www.livingheartdoula.com www.betterpostpartum.com/livingheartdoula To find Paige Barocca on social media: https://moonstone-midwifery.com Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/home.php Instagram: https://instagram.com/moonstonemidwifery?igshid=ut2r6q23wpcg Useful links:

ACOG Assessment Tool:

https://www.acog.org/-/media/project/acog/acogorg/files/pdfs/clinical-guidance/practice-advisory/covid-19-algorithm.pdf?la=en&hash=2D9E7F62C97F8231561616FFDCA3B1A6

Zinc slows down replication of SARS-CoV (Which is a different coronavirus that may be similar to SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)

https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1001176

https://avivaromm.com/category/covid-19/ https://earthmamaorganics.com/categories/gifts.html?sscid=31k4_fv1xh

Jessie Bernstein-Newton is a licensed massage therapist, serving reproductive health specialties including endometriosis, infertility, and postpartum. She leads the Pineapple Connections infertility support group in Baltimore. March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, and we discuss resources and hopes for care.

Links mentioned:

https://www.facebook.com/MokshaSoulMassage

https://www.instagram.com/mokshasoulmassage/

Indigophysio.com

https://www.facebook.com/groups/PineappleConnections/

thefifthvitalsignbook.com/

Woman Code: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006213079X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=006213079X&linkCode=as2&tag=flli0f-20&linkId=T7MN5HJEG44PG23C

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebaltimoreflow/

Earth Mama Organics https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=919851&u=1763022&m=22557&urllink=&afftrack=

Doula and childbirth educator, Traci Weafer joins me to discuss how to battle doula burnout and how to navigate the challenges of birth work. What are your goals as a doula? What is your own support network like? Do you have tools to support yourself during periods of anxiety and stress in the birth room? Traci Weafer can be found at http://www.maternalinstinctsdoula.net facebook @tracidoula and instagram @tracidoula To leave a voice message regarding the podcast, click https://anchor.fm/livingheartdoula/message Jess Vogtman can be reached at livingheartdoula.com

Putting the cart before the horse, I dived into topics and forgot to introduce myself. I’m Jess Vogtman. Here’s how I got started as a doula, and what I want to bring to the podcast. Links: www.marylandzoo.org. www.charmcitydoula.com www.doulasofcentralmaryland.com www.livingheartdoula.com www.betterpostpartum.com/livingheartdoula

So what is a doula, and what do they do? How does a doula fit into your birth team? If you’d like to hang out with us more, you can find us at Facebook and Instagram at Living Heart Doula.

In episode 1, I covered the role of birth and labor doulas. In this episode I dove into postpartum, and how a postpartum doula can help families heal, rest, and have confidence in their parenting. The postpartum period often gets the short end of the stick in regards to preparation and resources when compared to pregnancy and birth. We need to do better for families. Resources I would like to share include: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+postpartum+depletion+cure&sprefix=the+postpartum+&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_15 https://www.amazon.com/Strong-Mother-Importantly-Pregnancy-Parenthood/dp/1250105587 betterpostpartum.com/livingheartdoula.