Welcome!

… to the new home of the world’s pre­mier preg­nancy and post­par­tum exer­cise pro­grams, as well as the most advanced teacher train­ing.  MILLIONS OF MOMS have have enjoyed DTP’s Total Preg­nancy and Mom-Baby Fit­ness activ­i­ties since its found­ing in 1979. Since 1984, we have also trained thou­sands of teach­ers who work all over the world. DTP is the orig­i­nal model for many pre/postnatal fit­ness pro­grams whose founders started here. We invite you to look around. We’d love to hear from you!

New Articles

Pregnancy Pathway — Review and Labor begins!

9-4-2009

Pregnancy Pathway - Review and Labor begins!

A quick look at the Preg­nancy Pathway…where we’ve been (from pre-conception through preg­nancy) and where we’re going next (birth).

Pre/postnatal Fitness Teacher Training

2-26-2010

Pre/postnatal Fitness Teacher Training

BECOME A TEACHER!!
DTP offers correspondence/online teacher train­ing. If you are a group fit­ness instruc­tor, per­sonal trainer, or think­ing about becom­ing one, check out the train­ing options.
The first step is always to take the Basic Pre/postnatal Fit­ness Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion course and exam. Our course has been in exis­tence for 25 years and we have trained the founders […]

Value of Postpartum Fitness

3-10-2010

Value of Postpartum Fitness

Post­par­tum Fit­ness has an impact on short and long term health. Women who return to exer­cise and are engaged in vig­or­ous activ­ity prior to six weeks post­par­tum adapt bet­ter to moth­er­hood. Those who are seden­tary after they have a baby become decon­di­tioned and may expe­ri­ence the most dan­ger­ous weight gain for women. Find out how to pre­vent this problem.

DTP in the News

  • Schedule of Events

    •Inte­grat­ing Exer­cise Pre­scrip­tion into Pre/postnatal Health Care
    Con­tin­u­ing edu­ca­tion  for Cer­ti­fied Nurse Mid­wives (4 con­tact hours with ACNM). Cov­ers evi­dence on ben­e­fits of exer­cise, strate­gies for the fit­ness inter­view, mon­i­tor­ing patients’ progress and out­comes. Plans are under­way for a Spring or Sum­mer date at Yale-New Haven Hos­pi­tal.
    •Next Teacher Practicum
    March 21 at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

  • Back Care in Pregnancy

    Point­ers on pre­vent­ing back pain dur­ing preg­nancy and post­par­tum: Yale Back Care Video, fea­tur­ing DTP staff.

  • DTP and Preeclampsia Prevention

    DTP’s founder/director, Ann F. Cowlin, has recently returned from Hol­land where she pre­sented data on community-based group pre­na­tal dance and the reduc­tion of risk for preeclamp­sia, pre­ma­tu­rity and low birth weight. View the PPT pre­sen­ta­tion here: http://tinyurl.com/ycr4agm or through LinkedIn at Ms. Cowlin’s pub­lic profile.

From Our Customers

  • “Totally pre­pared for birth! Being with the other moms was awe­some.”
    “DTP has a great prepa­ra­tion for instruc­tors. The Fac­ulty cov­ered all sit­u­a­tions and con­di­tions thor­oughly and com­pe­tently. The struc­ture of the sem­i­nar was excel­lent as well as the energy level of the Fac­ulty. It was passed on well to the peo­ple in the classroom.”