4th Trimester Fitness® Method
We know labor can be better, delivery can be better, and recovery can be better.
Become a 4TFM certified instructor and we give you the tools so that you know how to help the parents.
Be the change for better birth for the families you teach!
We’ve helped thousands of parents and Birth Professionals
Educating
We know that it all starts with education. Education of Birth Professionals. Education of our instructors. Education of our participants. Building programs from evidence based studies.
Empowering
We believe in the power of knowledge and its ability to empower women to gain control over their own lives. Our instructors teach women how to be powerful advocates for themselves.
building
We boldly strive to build community within the groups of women we serve: instructor communities, birth professionals, and parents.
Founder of 4TFM, AKA “Memmy”
Emily Wannenburg, DNDM, CLC, AdvCD(DONA), CBE
“Our instructors become part of an important team of support to the women they serve...They become leaders and part of a larger community of mothers supporting one another”
Emily Wannenburg, Founder and CEO, began her career as a nurse midwife in South Africa and has been active in the women's fitness, health and wellness world for more than 25 years as an educator, personal trainer, presenter, mentor, and magazine contributor. Her work in the Perinatal Fitness and Wellness community has expanded over the years into mentorships and trainings for medical providers, birth and fitness professionals. She is the creator and founder of 4th Trimester Fitness® Methods of Birth Ball Basics™, Postpartum Recovery® Fitness and Pelvic Floor, Core & More™. These programs have been experienced by thousands of women, birth workers, and obstetric care providers.
