Birth Preparation Classes Western Sydney
In partnership with Born Ready, we are proud to deliver a 2hr face-to-face birth skills workshop for pregnant mums-to-be and their partners across the Western Sydney and Blue Mountains community.
Birth Better With Penrith Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
Don’t let anxiety about birth cast a shadow on this truly wonderful time in your life. The Born Ready Program provides lifetime access to 6rs of hrs of online physio-led pregnancy education. You will learn essential birth skills with the aim of reducing the likelihood of birth trauma. The program provides the knowledge you need to make informed decisions about your birth experience.
In partnership with the Born Ready Birth Course, we offer a two-hour face-to-face workshop that you can attend at no extra cost if you have already purchased the online course.
What You Will Learn In The Workshop:
This practical two hour workshop is an opportunity to:
- Practice positions, movements, visualisations, and distraction techniques to manage the pain of labour
- Get your partner involved
- Ask questions about any of the online content
- See how an obstetric TENS device works
- See how an Epi-No birth trainer works
- Learn more about perineal massage and pelvic floor muscle preparation
- Get individual advice
- Meet your local pelvic health physios in case you need help with recovery after birth
The workshops will help you have the most efficient birth possible, allowing you to feel different birth positions and to learn how to troubleshoot if labour starts to become inefficient.
Join Us!
When: Usually the first Friday of every month
Time: 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Where: Our clinic – 39 Lemongrove Road, Penrith
Cost: FREE with the purchase of the Born Ready Online Education course.
Meet Kylie - Empowering Women Through Pregnancy and Beyond
Our birth preparation workshops are led by Kylie Liversidge, an experienced pelvic health physiotherapist with almost 30 years of experience. Kylie is passionate about supporting women through their pregnancy and postpartum journey.
As a mother of three young adults herself, Kylie brings a wealth of personal and professional experience to these classes. With postgraduate qualifications in pelvic health and musculoskeletal physiotherapy, she is dedicated to equipping you with the practical tools and knowledge you need to prepare for childbirth confidently.
Join Kylie in our workshops as she shares her expertise and compassionate guidance to help you navigate this transformative time with strength and resilience.
Exclusive Benefits For Our Birth Prep Participants
Joining our birth preparation classes not only equips you for childbirth but also unlocks additional benefits including:
- A discount to the Empowered Motherhood online pregnancy and postpartnum exercise program. This physio-led program allows you to exercise safely from home at every stage of your pregnancy and afterwards
- We are Perifit affiliate. Our workshop participants can obtain a discount on this device for post-partum pelvic floor muscle training.
- We can supply and fit SRC compression garments for support and recovery during and after pregnancy.
- Yungbod discount on any caesarean scar healing products
Frequently Asked Questions
From 30-34 weeks or as soon as you have completed the Born Ready online modules.
Yes, we encourage your support person to attend. In fact, we’ll teach them how to be a good coach to ensure they are equipped to support you effectively during labour. In doing so, both you and your partner can feel more empowered and confident throughout the birthing process.
As soon as you can! We recommend an individual pelvic floor screening at around 22 weeks. Even this early, we can identify those who are likely to have a longer second stage labour. We can help you make your pelvic floor more flexible and your pushing technique more efficient. We provide 1:1 pre-natal physiotherapy consults to make sure you are on the right track.
Absolutely! Pelvic floor muscle strengthening is recommended in pregnancy to prevent and manage symptoms of incontinence and prolapse. Pregnant women who do regular PFMT have better vaginal birth outcomes. We recommend an assessment of flexibility, tone, completeness of relaxation, and co-ordination as well. This assessment is especially important if you have a history of painful sex, constipation, pelvic girdle pain or low back pain, or bladder urgency, or if this is your first baby and you are over 35yrs of age.
It’s good to start perineal massage at 34 weeks. We can do this for you or show you and/or show your partner how to do this effectively. The Epi-No birth trainer is recommended from 37 weeks. To learn more about preventing tearing during childbirth, read our blog article; 7 Tips from a Pelvic Floor Physio to Prevent Tearing During Childbirth.
This is a device that helps prepare the pelvic floor for the physical stretch of vaginal childbirth reducing tearing and complications. Learn more about the Epi-No here.
Perifit is a small device and app that is used for Kegel exercises through feedback and video games. It allows you to see your progress and you can even compete with other women through the app. This is recommended for postpartum pelvic floor muscle recovery. Our birth preparation clients are eligible for a discount- please ask for the coupon code during the workshop or consultation.
