This course is module 6 in the Obstetrics (OBS) course series.  

You should have already watched and practiced modules one through five before progressing to this module. 

This module contains theoretical explanation of what your Osteopathic patient experiences in her PostPartum stage along with a step-by-step treatment protocol designed to address the most common symptoms during this time.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction from the Author Maureen Hannah Maher Educational Director

    • Introducing the online course

    • A Pregnant Patient calls your clinic ....

  • 2

    Post-Partum Stage of Pregnancy

    • Intro & Case Study - Post Partum Stage of Pregnancy

    • Overview : Post Partum Stage of Pregnancy - Delivery to 6 weeks

    • Symptoms within the Post Partum patient

    • Congestion of the Upper Quadrant / Breast Engorgement

    • Causes of Pelvic Visceral Dysfunction & Ongoing Congestion

    • Pelvic Laxity

    • Increased Lumbar Lordosis and Anteverted Cervix / Uterus / Bladder

    • Sacrum Dysfunction Following Delivery

    • Post Partum Pelvic Congestion Symptoms

    • Post Partum Osteopathic Treatment Goals

    • How to listen to and watch the training videos

    • Discussion with your Instructor Prior to Watching Postpartum Treatment Protocol

    • VIDEO Postpartum Full Treatment Protocol

    • Postpartum Trimester Step 1. Treat Breast Engorgement via Lymphatics

    • Postpartum Trimester Step 2. Treat Lymph Congestion via 1st Rib

    • Postpartum Trimester Step 3. Treat Pelvic Viscera

    • Postpartum Trimester Step 4. Pump Pelvic Viscera

    • Postpartum Trimester Step 5. Restore Vascular Flow to Pelvis via Sacrum

    • Postpartum Trimester Step 6. Augment Extension of Sacrum

    • Listening to Audio Explanations instead of watching Videos

    • Step 1 - Post Partum Osteopathic treatment Protocol

    • Step 2 - Post Partum Osteopathic treatment Protocol

    • STEP 3A - Post Partum Osteopathic treatment Protocol

    • STEP 3B - Post Partum Osteopathic treatment Protocol

    • STEP 4 - Post Partum Osteopathic treatment Protocol

    • STEP 5 - Treat any sacrum dysfunction and residual increased lumbar lordosis

    • Instructions for Completing your Homework

    • HOMEWORK & DOWNLOAD

    • REPEAT VIDEO Full Treatment Protocol PostPartum Trimester
  • 3

    Concluding Remarks from your Instructor and Farewell!

    • Conclusion and Farewell

The Centre for Continuing Education of Osteopathy was founded by Maureen Hannah Maher, Internationally Accredited Osteopath, in order to address the shortage of Osteopathy Continuing Education courses. Maureen Hannah Maher has over fifteen years of clinical experience in the fields of Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Pediatrics.

Educational Director & Instructor

Maureen Hannah Maher

Since Maureen began teaching, she found that not only does she have a natural gift for it (her parents were both teachers, so let hear it for genetics!), she found that she also holds a great desire to give back to the community and a profession that has been so fulfilling to her, and share over twenty years of acquired experience and knowledge.   Maureen brings extensive knowledge in Osteopathy  to her educational seminars.  Throughout her career which began in Montreal in 2003, Maureen has been an accredited member in good standing in several provinces across Canada, including the CPMDQ (Quebec), OsteopathyBC (British Columbia), OFOP (Ontario) and SCMMAC (Quebec). Like many classically trained Manual Osteopaths in Canada, Maureen wrote a thesis as part of her Osteopathy training. Hers was within the field of Cranial Osteopathy, on the Prevalence of Muscle and Myofascial Chain Link Dysfunctions and the Temporal Bone. Maureen was also an Associate Overseas member of the Australian Osteopathic Association (AOA) from 2008 to 2011.  After undergoing accreditation evaluation for foreign trained Osteopaths in Perth, Western Australia, Maureen was offered a position in one of Singapore's leading Osteopathic Clinics, giving her the distinction of having been the first Canadian trained Osteopath to be approved to practice  in South East Asia.   Right before the worldwide economic collapse in 2010, Maureen was offered a position in Shanghai China, which required accreditation with the GOSC, UK, which she began, but as prevailing economic conditions worsened, the position was put on hold, and Maureen decided instead to settled in Toronto, Canada, where after reluctantly accepting a poorly paid teaching contract, her students began asking her to design courses in more specialized subjects within Osteopathy, including Women's Health and Pediatrics.  It was not long after that Maureen founded the Center for Continuing Education of Osteopathy & Manual Therapy where she continued to innovate every day! Today, Maureen still teaches continuing education courses in specialized fields of Osteopathic Manual Therapy. Her students say that Maureen's teaching style is animated, engaging, but most importantly, informative.  Her gift lies in communicating complex theories in simple terms and analogies.  Her students come away with a clear grasp of Osteopathic concepts for treatment, and practical knowledge of how to apply them.  In more recent years, Maureen has created online versions of some of her most popular courses, and it is thanks to this new era of online learning that Osteopaths throughout Canada and throughout the world have been able to use Maureen's teachings and treatment protocols to help women, infants, and the general public find relief from the bodily dysfunctions that are so amenable to osteopathic manual treatments. Practitioners who enroll in any of our continuing education courses can contact Maureen at any time by email or pre-arranged phone call with clinical questions.  As a result, many Osteopaths worldwide still consult with her today regarding challenging Osteopathy cases.