{"id":1394,"date":"2014-11-19T21:49:44","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T21:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2025-07-22T11:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T10:07:53","slug":"prepostnatal-chat-labour-preparation-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=1394","title":{"rendered":"Pre\/Postnatal Chat: Labour Preparation Tips."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking to network with others professionals and learn at the same time? That is what #ppnchat is all about. I&#8217;ve really enjoyed the past few chats, I&#8217;ve met new people asked questions and learnt lots too.\u00a0This Twitter chat is for ANYONE who works with pregnant or postnatal women, eg Reflexologists, Fertility Experts, Massage Therapists, Baby Yoga Teachers, Physios, Chiropractors, Osteopaths \u2013 you name it! So share it around and drop in to chat with us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our next #ppnchat is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday 9 December 2014<\/li>\n<li>2:30pm GMT (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/converter.html\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to calculate your timezone if you\u2019re not in the UK\/Europe)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Hosted by myself and \u00a0<\/span>@ClaireMockridge<\/li>\n<li>Topic: <strong>&#8220;Labour Preparation Tips&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Postnatal DVD film shoot\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instructors.clairemockridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Postnatal-DVD-film-shoot-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">This is something close to my heart. \u00a0As as mum to small children I&#8217;ve been through labour twice. I work with women throughout pregnancy and part of that includes preparing them for labour.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>A FEW GUIDELINES\u2026<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instructors.clairemockridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/twitter.png?resize=154%2C156\" width=\"154\" height=\"156\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Every<\/strong>\u00a0tweet you send must contain the hashtag\u00a0#ppnchat\u00a0(otherwise you\u2019ll be just talking to yourself)<\/li>\n<li>There will be\u00a0<strong>6 questions<\/strong>\u00a0on the #ppnchat which will be numbered Q1, Q2, Q3 and so on, as follows:\n<ul>\n<li>Q1 \u2013 How do you physically prepare your clients for labour\/motherhood?<\/li>\n<li>Q2 \u2013 What do you talk about in terms of emotionally preparing them for labour?<\/li>\n<li>Q3 \u2013 What are your top 3 favourite stretches you do with pregnant clients to help with labour preparation?<\/li>\n<li>Q4 \u2013 When do you start\/stop working with pregnant clients?<\/li>\n<li>Q5 -Has anyone ever gone into labour whilst with you, or have you had any close calls?<\/li>\n<li>Q6 \u2013 Do you have any books, websites or DVDs you refer clients to for questions you can\u2019t answer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When answering a question, please include \u2018A1\u2032 at the beginning, followed by your answer eg A1 Yes, I test all of my postnatal clients for abdominal separation when they come along to my fitness and Pilates classes<s>#<\/s>ppnchat<\/li>\n<li>Tweets must be fewer than 140 characters, so keep things short.<\/li>\n<li>Twitter\u2019s tagline is \u2018Join the Conversation\u2019, so please don\u2019t be shy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you can\u2019t make the #ppnchat on\u00a0<strong>Tuesday 9 December 2014<\/strong>, don\u2019t worry \u2013 just search the #ppnchat hashtag when you\u2019re next online and connect with those who took part afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>Please help spread the word about\u00a0#ppnchat\u00a0on\u00a0Twitter,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/groups\/clairemockridge\">Facebook<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/clairemockridge\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/clairemockridge\/\">Pinterest<\/a>\u00a0or via your mailing list.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">See you \u2018virtually\u2019 on\u00a0<strong>Tuesday 9 December 2014 at 2:30pm<\/strong>!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"priya\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instructors.clairemockridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/priya-300x300.jpeg?resize=210%2C210\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking to network with others professionals and learn at the same time? 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