Perinatal Services

Ebb & Flow Integration Therapy(TM)
Perinatal Services
for
Women
Overview

 
Mothers are so important to the health of a family! If I could only work on one member of a family I would certainly choose the ‘Mother’ because I know if she feels balanced, relaxed and centered this feeling state will be transferred to her children and all those around her. Through pregnancy, labor & birth, post-natal recovery and bonding, women are providing the foundation for their child's health and well-being on many levels. This is certainly a time in a woman's life when self-care is of utmost importance. EFI Perinatal Services are designed as preventative healthcare. Through sessions and consultations we pay attention to meeting the early signs of stress and tension, helping women find balance before stress flares up into a greater challenge. Babies learn how to respond to and successfully manage the stresses of life from this early relationship with the Mother as primary caregiver.Taking care of yourself during this very important childbearing year is one of the best investments you can make for your child as well as yourself. We look forward to serving you through our EFI Perinatal Services. 

 

Rima Star, founder, EFI Perinatal Services

EFI Perinatal Services works with women during pregnancy, birth & post-partum.

We begin by:

• assessing the stress challenges of the Mother at that time
• helping to plan strategies to meet those challenges
• following through with the appropriate actions

 

Whether a Mom is challenged by the changes of pregnancy,a lack of continuous sleep, some aspect of the post natal recovery process or meeting the needs of her newborn and/or multiple children, we help her regenerate inner resources and gain skills to meet each situation from her ‘best’ self.

 

What are EFI Perinatal Services?

Perinatal means "surrounding birth".

EFI Perinatal Services are available to support women during the childbearing year.

• Prenatal--each trimester of pregnancy
• Natal--preparing for labor and birth
• Post-natal recovery--helping Mother's body regenerate from birth
• Infant bonding & care--infant massage instruction, parent education
• Integrating with  older children--helping siblings feel included and important

 

Services include:

 

• Consultations & sessions
• Couple & small group classes & workshops
• On-site prenatal massage in birth professionals' offices & other locations
• Parent education for birth and post-natal family bonding
• Home Visits for Moms & Newborns the first weeks after birth

 

They are part of the Ebb & Flow Integration Therapy system (EFI Therapy), developed by Rima Star.

This system combines:

 

• Therapeutic massage and bodywork,
• Breathing and centering techniques
• Sensory awareness of the cranial sacral energy system 
• Assisting the body’s own natural self-correcting mechanisms.
• Home strategies for self-care

 

Partial List of Topics for Consultation or Instruction

 

• Successfully meeting the challenges and changes of each trimester of pregnancy.
• Being ready, prepared and comfortable for the process of labor & birth
• Partner instruction in EFI techniques to assist in labor and birth.
• Post-Natal Recovery and Wellness
• Gaining Deep Rest w/out necessarily getting a deep full night of sleep
• Satisfying Bonding, Breastfeeding, Feeding
• Special Attention/Bonding with Older Siblings
• Special attention/Bonding with Adoptive children
• Concerns and Needs of Dads
• Parent Instruction in EFI Touch Therapy for their Infant or Child
• Infant handling, holding, placing and carrying
• Parent-to-Parent Instruction in Touch Therapy to help each other
• Parent self-care body therapy techniques with back rollers, foot rollers & stretching
• Supporting Your Body to support YOU through emotional upheavals (yours or your child’s, including symptoms of “baby blues”)
• Natural Approaches to Meeting Family Stress

 

What about working with children with special needs?

Ms Star and her associates have worked with parents and their children with a diversity of challenges and needs. Some of these include: birth related stresses, breastfeeding, bonding concerns, preparing for adoption and helping parents and adoptive children bond successfully, babies born drug addicted, pre- and post- surgery preparation and recovery, autism spectrum disorders, ADD/ADHD, various learning challenges, helping parents or children grieve the loss of a loved one, preparing for learning challenges and competitions and more.

 

Special Note to Parents

Ms Star and her associates are happy to work in conjunction with other medical or health providers and asks that parents seek physician consultation regarding the appropriateness of EFI Services at any time and particularly for children under current medical care.

 

Some of the Benefits from Using EFI Perinatal Services

 

• Integrating therapeutic touch skills and knowledge into your tools for successful parenting
• Releasing tension, pain and discomfort associated with pregnancy,post-natal recovery or
  meeting the challenges of active family life 
• Helping your newborn or child release tension, pain or discomfort
• Learning more about working with the body’s natural self-correcting mechanisms to help
  prevent dis-ease & successfully release stress
• Being able to express concerns, fears or questions and receive support, information and
  empowerment as you learn and grow as a parent
• To help children develop a healthy understanding and honoring of their body and the signals their body gives them to help stay in balance i.e., resting when tired, drinking water when thirsty, curling up in Mom or Dad’s lap when needing comfort etc.
• Parents are better able to set an example of self care that their children will easily follow as they grow to become adults
• Receive help and support in the convenience and comfort of your home

 

 

For Further Medical and Scientific Information

Check out the web site of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami for the results of over 90 studies conducted on the relationship of touch therapy with a variety of conditions.  A high concentration of the studies relate to Moms, infants, babies and children.

 

Some examples are:

Learning by Infants and Pre-schoolers; Labor Pain; Intervention for Premature Infants,
Hypertension, Depressed Mothers/Infants and Touching; Fathers and Infant Touch; Down
Syndrome; Autism; ADHD; Cocaine Exposed Newborns; Sleep by Infants and Pre-schoolers; Pregnancy; Back Pain; Behavior Problem Children; and more here

What Mothers have to say:

 

Mothers need physical support through therapeutic touch, especially during the many
changes of pregnancy. The work I received from Rima during my pregnancy helped me not
only to relax and feel more comfortable, it also gave me confidence that I could trust my
body's ability to give birth.

 

Sunny Bonnecarrere, Mother of Leila

 

 

Home Visits after birth are just as important. Rima answered my questions, helped my shoulders relax from holding the baby, gave me tips for handling my baby comfortably and taught my husband infant massage techniques he can use with the baby while I take a shower!

 

Cody Browning, mother of Aaron and Chase

 

Call Star Institute & Rima Star for a FREE consultation on Perinatal Services and
ways you can develop a package of services to meet your needs.

 

Gift Certificates are available for that special Mom in your life!