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The Pregnancy Workout That Can Make Childbirth Easier – Podcast Ep 100

Brooke Cates, pre and postnatal fitness expert, is chatting with us about the pregnancy workout that can make childbirth easier. That’s right!

Published January 9, 2023

by Nina Spears

The Baby Chick® | Birth & Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator, Baby Planner
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Today, we are honored to have pre- and postnatal fitness expert Brooke Cates with us on our podcast. Brooke is the Founder and CEO of The Bloom Method, a Certified Personal Trainer, Pre & Postnatal Corrective Exercise Specialist, Diastasis Recti & Core Rehabilitation Specialist, and Pre & Postnatal Holistic Health Specialist. Her knowledge and experience are truly impressive. Brooke created The Bloom Method with a desire to empower women through movement before, during, and after their pregnancies. And she and her company are doing just that.

In this episode, Brooke is chatting with us about the pregnancy workout that can make childbirth easier. That’s right! Brooke recognized gaps in the mainstream and pregnancy fitness worlds and has created labor training, functional exercise movements, and innovative core techniques to help women stay strong and thriving throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood. She also shares many more helpful tips and wisdom in this episode that will leave you feeling more confident in your birthing journey.

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Nina Spears is The Baby Chick® and the Founder and CEO of Baby Chick®. She began her career supporting families in 2011 after earning her baby planning certification and attending her first births that same year. Since then, she has earned her birth and postpartum doula certifications from DONA International, her childbirth educator certification from ICEA, her perinatal nutrition expert certification through The Professional Perinatal Nutrition Program, and her infant massage instructor certification from Loving Touch, among others.

Early in her career, one of Nina’s birth doula clients affectionately referred to her as “the baby chick — the ‘chick’ who works with moms and babies.” The nickname stuck and later inspired the creation of Baby Chick, which has grown…

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