We are pleased to be able to now offer Music Therapy Assisted Childbirth support.
Using Music during Pregnancy, Birth, & Postpartum
Music can be used therapeutically for many purposes.
Below, you will find examples of how music can help you during pregnancy and labor.
Prenatal:
• Promote wellness via lowering physical & psychological stress
• Decrease anxiety
• Identify psychological barriers/fears towards labor
• Pair music therapy techniques with birthing techniques
• Prepare labor ‘playlists’
• Write/record songs for baby
Labor & Delivery:
• Comfort Techniques
• Breathing and relaxation support
• Encouraging movement and positioning for labor
• Advocacy- reminding and encouraging you & your partner to use the
resources you identified as helpful for your birth
• Emotional support
Postpartum:
• Help cope with traumatic birth experiences
• Lower emotional & physical stress
• Provide relaxation for breastfeeding
• Increase parent-child bonding
• Foster positive familial relationships
• Identify signs of postpartum depression
• Develop coping strategies for postpartum depression
Here is a list of some of the different kinds of music experiences you may encounter using music therapy during pregnancy and labor:
• Receptive music listening & discussion
• Song writing (original or ‘song parodies’)
• Lyric discussion
• Music and imagery
• Music and relaxation
What is included in the Main Line Doulas Package:
· (2) 1 hour prenatal sessions
· Birth Planning Assistance (musical & educational)
· email, text, & phone support
· Labor support (from active stage until 1 hour postpartum)
· Initial breastfeeding support
· (1) 1 hour postpartum session
· Personalized musical support & bonding for you & baby throughout pregnancy, birth, & postpartum
· Music therapy assisted autogenic relaxation training exercises
Using Music during Pregnancy, Birth, & Postpartum
Music can be used therapeutically for many purposes.
Below, you will find examples of how music can help you during pregnancy and labor.
Prenatal:
• Promote wellness via lowering physical & psychological stress
• Decrease anxiety
• Identify psychological barriers/fears towards labor
• Pair music therapy techniques with birthing techniques
• Prepare labor ‘playlists’
• Write/record songs for baby
Labor & Delivery:
• Comfort Techniques
• Breathing and relaxation support
• Encouraging movement and positioning for labor
• Advocacy- reminding and encouraging you & your partner to use the
resources you identified as helpful for your birth
• Emotional support
Postpartum:
• Help cope with traumatic birth experiences
• Lower emotional & physical stress
• Provide relaxation for breastfeeding
• Increase parent-child bonding
• Foster positive familial relationships
• Identify signs of postpartum depression
• Develop coping strategies for postpartum depression
Here is a list of some of the different kinds of music experiences you may encounter using music therapy during pregnancy and labor:
• Receptive music listening & discussion
• Song writing (original or ‘song parodies’)
• Lyric discussion
• Music and imagery
• Music and relaxation
What is included in the Main Line Doulas Package:
· (2) 1 hour prenatal sessions
· Birth Planning Assistance (musical & educational)
· email, text, & phone support
· Labor support (from active stage until 1 hour postpartum)
· Initial breastfeeding support
· (1) 1 hour postpartum session
· Personalized musical support & bonding for you & baby throughout pregnancy, birth, & postpartum
· Music therapy assisted autogenic relaxation training exercises
