Further therapeutic measures
Especially for pregnant women, there are a variety of preparation courses and offers of rehabilitation courses. Respiratory therapy can help to support the contractions and facilitate the birth process. Yoga for pregnant women has become more and more popular in recent years, as many stretching exercises are combined with breathing and gentle adapted movements can be performed.
Water gymnastics for pregnant women is also becoming increasingly popular. Here the buoyancy of the water is a decisive relief for the spine and in the group dynamics motivation is created. Partner offers can be used because the partner has a supporting effect through participation and develops a deeper understanding of the changes during pregnancy.
Additional payment
Birth preparation courses are offered by trained therapists or contracted midwives. They are available for couples, continuous courses only for women, courses at the weekend or combined offers.The statutory health insurance company covers the costs of the birth preparation course for pregnant insured persons. Depending on the health insurance company, the service includes up to 14 group lessons of 60 minutes each.
Partners who are insured with the same health insurance company at the time of the course are also reimbursed. Individual courses on medical prescription are also reimbursed. In this case, the statutory health insurance company (varies from insurance company to insurance company) will pay the costs for up to 14 lessons of 30 minutes each.
Some insurance companies offer additional services such as bonus programs or an on-call service for midwives. Also the rehabilitation gymnastics for pregnant women are subsidized. Please ask your health insurance company which individual subsidies you can receive and under which conditions.
Summary
Physiotherapy during pregnancy offers the possibility to facilitate the birth process and to ensure and accelerate the subsequent regression. Since the body of the pregnant woman undergoes enormous changes (breast tissue, abdominal muscles, connective tissue, pelvic floor, ligamentous apparatus, back muscles, possible deficiency, blood pressure fluctuations, etc.) an adapted accompanying therapy is very important.
Consequential diseases such as pelvic floor insufficiency, incontinence or long births associated with complications can be prevented by specific preparation for pregnancy. The group dynamics in physiotherapy during pregnancy is also an important factor. It helps the pregnant woman to communicate with others, to take away her fear and to better understand and perceive her own body.
Especially pelvic floor exercises and breathing therapy have become an increasingly important part of pregnancy preparation in recent years and help the pregnant woman to perceive her own body more intensively. Also the number of natural births without caesarean section has increased due to physiotherapy during pregnancy. In addition, birth positions that facilitate childbirth can make a much faster and less painful delivery possible.