Tess Peters, PT, DPT, PCS

EMPOWERED BY BIRTH

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I am a Doctor of Physical Therapy, board certified in pediatrics with a special interest and training in women’s health and perinatal pelvic floor therapy.

I’m also a birth doula in the Quad Cities and surrounding areas who has a passion for all things labor and delivery. As a doula and pelvic floor therapist, I approach pregnancy and postpartum with a unique view that encompasses all considerations when it comes to optimizing movement and function throughout pregnancy and motherhood.

I can provide an in depth, hands-on evaluation and create an individualized treatment plan to help you achieve optimal movement and function, prevent pain and injury and treat any current dysfunction and/or pain. Whether your goals are to reduce pain, improve bowel/bladder habits, build strength in your deep core and pelvic floor or simply optimize your breathing and pelvic floor in preparation for labor and delivery, I’m your girl!

My pediatric knowledge equips me to also care for newborns into childhood. My goal is to empower and prepare women for birth and provide postpartum support throughout motherhood.

Partners in Care

  • Midwife Sarah Moore, sitting outdoors with lush green foliage in the background. She has tattoos on her arms.

    Sarah Moore, LCPM, LM, CPM, BSM

    ENCOMPASS MIDWIFERY

    Home birth midwifery care

  • Doula and lactation counselor McKenzie Cornilsen, wearing a cream-colored crochet top and blue jeans, smiling with arms crossed, standing in a room with green walls and framed artwork.

    McKenzie Cornilsen. BA, CLC, SBD

    GINGERLY MAMA

    Lactation counseling & doula support

  • Nutritional and wellness counselor Emily Timm, wearing a red patterned jacket and a beige top, standing in front of a brick wall next to a window.

    Emily Timm, RDN, LD

    EMBODY NUTRITION & WELLNESS

    Nutrition for women’s health, fertility, pregnancy, & postpartum

  • A woman with curly, shoulder-length hair, smiling, wearing earrings and a light-colored sweater indoors with wood-paneled walls and a window in the background.

    Dr. Lauren Lybbert, DC

    HAVEN CHIROPRACTIC

    Family chiropractic care