What is Birth Fit?

Birth Fit consists of integrating four main principles to help support you through your pregnancy: Fitness, Nutrition, Mindset, and Connection. Using functional progression exercises, motor patterns, and breathing is helpful through out pregnancy, but also during labour, and postpartum.

Birth Fit isn’t just for athletes who are also pregnant. Birth Fit is beneficial for any expectant mother. This prenatal-geared program leaves women feeling empowered and strong throughout their pregnancy and into motherhood.

Using Birth Fit for an Easier Labour

Giving birth feels like an intense endurance event, sometimes lasting days, combined with maximal intensity muscle contractions (yes, the uterus is a muscle!). A mother’s body is stressed – physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Birth Fit professionals are trained to guide women through prenatal and postpartum rehab using guided functional progression exercises to prepare the body for labour while easing the physical demands of pregnancy, as well as helping to restore any dysfunction that may exist during postpartum.

Birth Fit is beneficial for:

• Low back, hip, and pelvis pain
• Sciatica
• Diastasis Recti (abdominal separation)
• Pubic Symphysis Dysfunction
• Fluid retention

The Importance of Breathing

Birth Fit combines exercises with proper breathing mechanics. Not only is this beneficial in everyday life, but it is also especially helpful in the final stages of pregnancy where there is less space for the lungs and other organs. Breathing techniques are a necessary tool during labour and delivery for painful contractions and assisting the progression into delivery.

Birth Fit Chiropractor

Dr. Natalie Leib, DC, is an experienced prenatal and postpartum Chiropractor. As well as, supporting patients with orthopedic injuries, back and neck pain, postural dysfunction. In addition to Birth Bit training, Dr. Leib is also a Webster certified Chiropractor.

Dr. Leib’s patients enjoy her gentle yet effective approach to care. Dr.Leib is a strong believer in prenatal Chiropractic treatments and attributed receiving care during her own pregnancies as an integral component to a smooth labour, delivery, and postpartum recovery.

Prenatal Chiropractic at Ohana Wellness Clinic

Chiropractic appointments at Ohana Wellness Clinic take place in a comfortable private treatment room located on the fully accessible ground floor. Ohana Wellness Clinic is conveniently located in Bloor West Village, Toronto – steps from Runnymede Station.