Registered osteopath for the whole family — from newborns to older adults.
Pre/Postnatal Osteopathy
Supporting you through pregnancy and beyond.
Prenatal osteopathy
Pregnancy places significant and rapidly changing demands on your body. Expectant mothers commonly come to us with rib pain, pelvic girdle pain (PGP), lower back pain, hip discomfort, symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD), and breathlessness. Treatment during pregnancy is always gentle and adapted to each trimester. As a general guide, we do not treat during the first trimester (the first 12 weeks), but please get in touch if you're unsure — every pregnancy is different.
Postnatal osteopathy
Birth is physically demanding, and recovery takes time. Postnatal osteopathy helps your body adapt to the changes that follow — whether you're dealing with back or pelvic pain, fatigue, the postural strain of feeding and carrying, or simply feeling like your body hasn't quite returned to normal. Treatment is gentle and can be helpful whether you had a straightforward birth or a more difficult one.
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What we can help with
Prenatal:
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Rib pain
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Pelvic girdle pain (PGP)
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Lower back pain
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Hip discomfort
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Breathlessness
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Pelvic floor tension
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Symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD)
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Fluid retention and swelling in the feet, hands, ankles, and wrists
Postnatal:
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Back and pelvic pain
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Fatigue
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Postural strain from feeding and carrying
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Pelvic floor tension and bladder urgency
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Recovery after episiotomy or long labour
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Recovery after caesarean section
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General feeling of not having returned to normal
Note: Yan-Kei works with pelvic floor issues using external osteopathic techniques — she does not perform internal examinations or treatment.
Yan-Kei's experience
Specialist training in maternal and women's health
Yan-Kei has undertaken extensive postgraduate training in pre/postnatal osteopathy, including advanced studies with the Biodynamic Osteopathic faculty, the Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy, and the Barral Institute for visceral work. She treats expectant and new mothers using a combination of structural and indirect techniques — including ligamentous and fascial work — which are particularly well suited to supporting the body through the rapid changes of pregnancy and postnatal recovery.
Frequently asked questions
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