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MILLIONS OF MOMS have have ben­e­fited from DTP since 1979. Evi­dence demon­strates reduced rates of cesarean birth, preeclamp­sia and ges­ta­tional dia­betes. We have placed thou­sands of teach­ers all over the world. This site con­tains infor­ma­tion for preg­nant women and new moms, cer­ti­fied teach­ers, those inter­ested in teach­ing, and health care and fit­ness pro­fes­sion­als. If you are a PT, we are a pre­ferred ven­dor for Physiquality/PTPN. Use the handy tabs above or check out the arti­cles below. Let us hear from you!

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Safe Birth — Who’s in Charge?

7-23-2010

Safe Birth - Who's in Charge?

Who con­trols safe moth­er­hood in the US? Read this dis­cus­sion on the argu­ments of whether home birth is safe vs. med­ical inter­ven­tions in labor.

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 […]

The 51% Factor: Pregnancy, Power & Health

4-17-2010

The 51% Factor: Pregnancy, Power & Health

Help­ing women have a pos­i­tive effect on preg­nancy and birth out­comes, includ­ing improved mater­nal and fetal survival.

DTP in the News

  • Constructive Rest — Cowlin to speak in UK

    DTP Founder, Ann Cowlin, will give a pre­sen­ta­tion on Con­struc­tive Rest for dancers at the Inter­na­tional Asso­ci­a­tion for Dance Med­i­cine and Sci­ence (IADMS) con­fer­ence on Sat­ur­day 30 Octo­ber in Birmingham, UK.

  • Mom-Baby Fitness in Spanish on YouTube!

    El Show de Analeh — on Uni­vi­sion — a seg­ment on Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies, fea­tures DTP’s Mom-Baby Fit­ness and par­tic­i­pant Car­olina Baffi. Now avail­able on YouTube!  Check it out!!

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    Decem­ber 5 at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

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  • “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.”