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During your pregnancy
During your pregnancy your pelvic floor muscles will loosen due to hormonal changes in your body. This loosening, along with your growing baby pressing on your bladder, may cause you to leak urine when you cough, laugh, sneeze or exercise. This is called stress incontinence. Having strong pelvic floor muscles means you’ll be less likely to have issues like stress incontinence after your baby is born.
You can access NHS Grampian’s Let’s Talk Pelvic Health tool Pelvic Health Tool and watch an NHSG Physiotherapy Education – Fit For Pregnancy class here:
Other Women’s Health Physio Resources
Pelvic floor exercises | The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Maternity Pelvic Health Wellbeing – YouTube
How to look after your pelvic floor | Ready Steady Baby!
After you baby is born
Pelvic floor exercises are also extremely important after you have had your baby. You can start your pelvic floor exercises as soon as you feel comfortable after having your baby. It may be the last thing on your mind but it will really benefit you.
Please download this information leaflet on essential advice and exercises following childbirth Fit for the Future | POGP
Antenatal and Postnatal Physiotherapy Led Classes
