Pushing Power: 2nd Stage Labor and the Pelvic Floor
After attending hundreds of births, I’ve noticed that many women feel underprepared for the pushing stage of labor. This often comes from limited understanding and preparation for what optimal pushing truly involves.
Pushing Power is designed to help you prepare for a positive, empowered birth experience. You’ll discover how your nervous system, your baby, and your pelvis work together—and how to prepare your body and mind, including your pelvic floor, for the powerful, rhythmic, and coordinated work of the uterus during pushing.
Birth is one of life’s most profound moments, yet it can also bring anxiety and fear—especially around pushing or the possibility of tearing. This class replaces fear with confidence by offering knowledge, awareness, and practical tools for a more empowered, confident, and connected birth.
You will learn how to:
Protect and support your pelvic floor muscles during birth
Integrate breath, core, and pelvic floor for safe, effective pushing
Understand your anatomy and how your baby moves through the pelvis
Create more space in the pelvis for optimal rotation and descent
Explore the second stage of labor and learn to connect to your body's rhythm and regulation.
Practice functional positions and breathing techniques for easeful, efficient pushing
Prepare for birth and a full recovery with movements that relax, balance, and release the pelvic floor
Make informed decisions and feel empowered throughout labor and delivery
Whether you’re planning an unmedicated birth or an epidural, Pushing Power will help you feel calm, capable, and connected—ready to meet your baby with confidence.
A workshop for expecting parents. Endorsed by midwives, physicians and physical therapists.
Pricing
$149 (expectant mom only), $170 (couple)
Please note: All classes & workshops are subject to 4.5% NYC sales tax.
About the Instructor
Chantal Traub is a board-certified health and wellness coach, seasoned NYC-based birth doula, and certified menopause coach. For over 20 years, she has guided women through major life transitions—from childbirth through perimenopause.
Early in her career, Chantal identified a critical gap in childbirth education: preparation for the pivotal pushing stage of labor. To address this, she developed her signature Pushing Power method, equipping expectant mothers with the tools and confidence to navigate birth with greater ease and reduced trauma. Through her classes, coaching, and doula services, she has helped thousands of women embrace a more informed and empowered birthing experience.
A global speaker and educator, Chantal partners with the Polyvagal Institute, Global Pelvic Health Alliance, and My Pelvic Floor Muscles to teach on birth, menopause, and the nervous system. She is a two-time published co-author: her book, The Pelvic Floor: Everything You Needed to Know Sooner, became an Amazon bestseller, and she contributed a chapter on creating safety in birth to Somatic-Oriented Therapies: Embodiment, Trauma, and Polyvagal Perspectives. In her private coaching practice, she supports women navigating birth through menopause.