Essay On Mensendieck Therapy

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When a woman thinks she is pregnant she goes to a General Practitioner. They do a pregnancy test in the medical centre, because the pregnancy tests which are sold in the shops are not reliable. If the pregnancy test is positive the woman goes to the obstetrician or gynaecologist.

A woman goes most of the time to an obstetrician in a medical centre. Here the woman and the obstetrician decide where to have the appointments, at the woman’s place or in the medical centre. The woman can decide herself if she wants to see the gynaecologist. A woman generally gets five appointments with an obstetrician and three with a gynaecologist. In private clinics it’s more or less the same.

A woman normally gets three ultrasound scans, the first one is at ten weeks the second one after twenty weeks and …show more content…

The focus lies on the relaxation exercises. But this yoga is not all about exercises, it also gives you information about what happens in your body during your pregnancy.

Swim exercises:
The point of doing swimming exercises during the pregnancy is to relax, because of the upward force of the water you feel weightless and this works very relaxing.

Mensendieck:
Mensendieck therapy during the pregnancy can help women to deal with the changes. Also this therapy prepares women for the childbirth.

Haptonomy:
Haptonomic pregnancy guidance helps women to make contact with the foetus. This way the mother and child get to know each other before the pregnancy.

Cesar therapy:
This therapy mainly gives women exercises that prepare them for the childbirth. Some exercises they give are for example preparing women on how they can handle the contractions, breathing exercises and techniques on how to push.

2.3.1. Spain
Most women in Spain choose to do antenatal gymnastics because it is better for the childbirth. A lot of women also eat healthier.

2.3.2. The

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