Pelvic health service during and after pregnancy
During pregnancy your body undergoes many changes, including increased pressure on your pelvic floor due to the growing baby. Supporting your pelvic floor during this time can help with:
- Bladder and bowel control:
- Back and pelvic pain relief:
- Labour and birth preparation:
Your Pelvic Health Matters
Your pelvic health plays a vital role during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery. Taking care of your pelvic floor can improve your comfort, confidence, and long-term health. Whether you’re preparing for birth or recovering postpartum.
Our Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS) team provide specialist physiotherapy treatment for pregnant women and birthing people within pregnancy and up to at least 1 year following birth. We specialise in treating issues such as
- urinary incontinence
- bowel incontinence
- constipation
- pelvic organ prolapse
- pain during or after sex (dyspareunia)
- back and pelvic pain and problems with your abdominal muscles
Common issues and symptoms
Please do not feel embarrassed to talk to your midwife or GP about your pelvic health. Research estimated that about:
- 1 in 3 women experience urinary leakage 3 months after pregnancy.
- 1 in 5 women have accidental bowel leakage 1 year after pregnancy.
- 1 in 12 women report symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse (when 1 or more organs in the pelvis slip down from their normal position and bulge into the vagina).
We can offer treatment, advice, and support for all these conditions.
About the team
Our team includes pelvic health physiotherapist and pelvic health midwife. We work closely with maternity services and other health care providers such as:
Colorectal specialists
Gynaecologists
Perinatal Mental Health specialists
Urogynaecologists
Urology
Education
Our perinatal pelvic health service also offers classes and workshops. We run 2 pelvic health virtual sessions during pregnancy:
Part 1: Pelvic health Class: Pregnancy
Part 2: Pelvic health Class: Labour, Birth ad Beyond
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