Women’s Health & Wellness Program
Birth Prep Appointment
Prepare your body and mind for labor and delivery.
A Birth Prep Appointment is a comprehensive, one-on-one session designed to help you feel confident, informed, and prepared for labor and delivery. This visit focuses on education, movement strategies, and personalized guidance to support your unique birth experience.
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Simple, Transparent Pricing
Birth Prep Appointment
A dedicated session focused entirely on you and your upcoming birth.
One-on-One Session
Birth Prep Appointment
A comprehensive visit that includes assessment, education, and personalized strategies to help you prepare for labor and delivery.
Designed to meet you where you are in pregnancy.
$150
This appointment covers the full session.
Education & Preparation
What This Appointment Includes
Your Birth Prep Appointment is tailored to your body, your questions, and your birth goals—providing practical tools you can use with confidence.
- Pelvic floor, hip, and low-back assessment
- Labor and delivery positioning education
- Pelvic floor coordination strategies
- Breathing and pushing guidance
- Partner support techniques
- Perineal massage education
How It Helps
Support for Labor & Delivery
This appointment is designed to help you understand how your body works during labor and how to work with it—rather than against it.
- Build confidence going into labor
- Learn positions that support comfort and progress
- Understand how to coordinate breathing and pushing
- Prepare your partner to support you effectively
- Feel informed and empowered in the birthing process
Education is always adapted to your preferences and birth plan.
Why Expecting Parents Choose Birth Prep
Why Schedule a Birth Prep Appointment
Many expecting parents choose a Birth Prep Appointment to feel more prepared, supported, and confident heading into labor.
- Personalized guidance instead of generic advice
- One-on-one time to ask questions and practice strategies
- Support for both you and your partner
- Focused preparation without overwhelm
- Designed to complement your prenatal care
What to Expect
Appointment Details
A supportive, educational session focused on preparation—not pressure.
Format
One-on-one personalized appointment
Focus
Education, movement, and preparation
Use
Standalone prenatal support appointment
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Prepare for Birth With Confidence
Our team is here to support you as you prepare for labor and delivery
The Best Of The Best
Meet the Team
Learn more about the expert physical therapists and team members that you'll work with at our clinic. Every physical therapy session will be one-on-one with a Licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy.
Dr. Mark Shulman
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT), COMT, CSCS
Owner
Dr. Allison McKay
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Pelvic Rehab Practitioner Certification (PRPC)
Dr. Jana Tokunaga
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Dr. Breanna Moore
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
