Empowered Pregnancy: An Occupational Therapy Informed Curriculum for Prenatal Sleep, Energy, and Comfort at Nurture Nashville Yoga

Author

Rebecca R. WebbFollow

Abstract

This capstone project was completed in partnership with Nurture Nashville Yoga. The goals included identifying the needs of current and potential prenatal participants. That data was used to develop an individualized, occupational therapy-informed curriculum tailored to this population. An occupational profile-based interview was conducted to gather marketing insights and enhance the agency’s understanding of what participants want and need to support engagement in meaningful occupations—including attending classes at Nurture Nashville Yoga. The interview process revealed common themes related to barriers, facilitators, goals, and requested topics for future workshops. Based on these findings, a curriculum was developed and presented at Nurture Nashville Yoga. As an additional deliverable, a series of short, recorded videos were created to support and expand upon key topics from the curriculum. Digital access to the full curriculum and videos was provided for future use in the organization’s resource library.

Publication Date

Spring 4-22-2025

Faculty Mentor

Elicia Cruz

Department

Occupational Therapy, School of

College

Pharmacy, College of

Document Type

Scholarly Project

Degree

Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD)

Degree Level

Doctoral

Degree Grantor

Belmont University

Keywords

Prenatal; pregnancy; occupationaltherapy; sleep; pain; yoga; comfort

Recommended Citation

Webb, Rebecca R., "Empowered Pregnancy: An Occupational Therapy Informed Curriculum for Prenatal Sleep, Energy, and Comfort at Nurture Nashville Yoga" (2025). OTD Capstone Projects. 216.
https://repository.belmont.edu/otdcapstoneprojects/216