About DTP

PERSONNEL

Founder/Director:  Ann F. Cowlin

Research Asso­ciate:  Robyn Bran­cato Ozovek

Mas­ter Teach­ers:  Monique Nemarich, Leslie Blat­teau, Andrea Mullen, Jes­sica Scibek

Med­ical Advi­sors:  Peggy DeZinno, RN; Helen Var­ney Burst, CNM; Brian Kar­sif, MD; Gil Mor, MD, PhD

Busi­ness Con­sul­tants:  CCor­dova, Data Images

Web Design:  Madyson Designs

BACKGROUND

Danc­ing Thru Preg­nancy® and Total Preg­nancy Fit­ness™ are ongo­ing pro­grams of preg­nancy and post­par­tum fit­ness. Founded in 1979 by Yale Uni­ver­sity move­ment spe­cial­ist Ann Cowlin, MA, CSM, CCE, Danc­ing Thru Preg­nancy (DTP) has trained many thou­sands of fit­ness instruc­tors through­out the world. Mil­lions of moms have par­tic­i­pated in classes under the aus­pices of these instruc­tors. Research stud­ies indi­cate that DTP par­tic­i­pants are at reduced risk for some dis­or­ders of pregnancy.

In 2009, we added a gen­eral exer­cise ver­sion of our pro­gram called Total Preg­nancy Fit­ness. We have incor­po­rated more aspects of yoga, pilates, and core strength work in our approach to help­ing women become cen­tered and reduce dis­com­forts. We con­tinue to offer enjoy­able car­dio activ­i­ties, which are known to improve preg­nancy out­comes, aid women in deal­ing with birth and to speed recovery.

Cowlin is the author of Women’s Fit­ness Pro­gram Devel­op­ment (Human Kinet­ics Pub.) and “Women and Exer­cise” in the nurs­ing text­book, Varney’s Mid­wifery. She is also the expert con­sul­tant for the U.S. Army’s Preg­nancy and Post­par­tum Train the Trainer Pro­gram. She has spo­ken on preg­nancy and post­par­tum fit­ness and its effect on health through­out the U.S. as well as in Europe and Africa.

Research asso­ciate Robyn Bran­cato Ozovek, CNM, MS, MA, a cer­ti­fied nurse mid­wife in New York City, works with Cowlin on pro­gram devel­op­ment. She is the author of a meta-analysis on pas­sive descent dur­ing labor in JOGNN (Jour­nal of Obstet­ric, Gyne­co­logic and Neona­tal Nurs­ing) and has joined Cowlin as co-author of the next edi­tion of “Women and Exer­cise” in Varney’s Mid­wifery.

Advi­sors from Yale Uni­ver­sity and Yale-New Haven Hos­pi­tal, as well as mas­ter teach­ers and busi­ness con­sul­tants, help keep our pro­grams up to date.

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