Come learn strategies to help reduce or prevent tearing during birth. Join Dr. Ashlie Emert, pelvic floor physical therapist, yoga teacher and mom, in this interactive workshop to help you prepare for birth and take control to help prevent tearing. You will learn what perineal tears are, what you can do to help prevent them, labor positions that help reduce tears, and techniques to reduce stress and tension during birth and more! There will also be an anonymous “ask anything” question session so that you can be sure to get answers to all of your questions in a supportive environment. Leave feeling empowered and equipped with tools to reduce tearing during birth!

Dr. Ashlie Emert, DPT, is a pelvic floor and orthopedic physical therapist, who specializes in pre and postpartum conditions. She has also been a certified yoga teacher for over a decade. She believes her patients thrive with her multifaceted approach to PT, which includes a mix of manual therapy and exercise, often integrating concepts and postures from Hatha, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa yoga. Ashlie has recently been distinguished as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and is also recognized as a certified specialist in treatment of pregnant and postpartum women (CAPP-Ob).