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Pelvic Health and Wellbeing during Pregnancy and After Birth (Portuguese)

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These videos have been developed by NHS Physiotherapists and Healthcare professionals and will provide information and useful advice about supporting your body’s journey through pregnancy and beyond.

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1.Pelvic floor exercises

POGP leaflets and useful links

POGP leaflet - Pelvic floor exercises (women)

POGP leaflet - Pelvic floor muscle exercises and advice - A guide for trans men, trans masculine and non-binary people (who were assigned female at birth)

POGP leaflet - Fit for pregnancy

Further information on pelvic floor muscles

Further information on advice and guidance for exercise in childbearing years

 

2. Back and pelvic pain during pregnancy

POGP leaflets and useful links

POGP leaflet - Pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain for mothers to be and new mothers

POGP leaflet - Fit for pregnancy

Further information on pelvic girdle pain and low back pain during pregnancy and after having a baby

Further information on other musculoskeletal symptoms in pregnancy

 

3. Posture and positioning during pregnancy and following birth

POGP leaflets and useful links

POGP leaflet - Fit for pregnancy

POGP leaflet - Pelvic floor muscle exercises and advice - A guide for trans men, trans masculine and non-binary people (who were assigned female at birth)

Further information on advice and guidance for exercise in childbearing years

 

4. Exercise during pregnancy

POGP leaflets and useful links

POGP leaflet - Fit and Safe – Exercise in the Childbearing Year. 

POGP leaflet - aquanatal guidelines: guidance on antenatal and postnatal exercises in water

Further information on advice and guidance for exercise in childbearing years

 

5. When to start and how to to do perineal massage

POGP leaflets and useful links

POGP leaflet - fit for birth

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - Perineal tears and episiotomies in childbirth 

 

6. Bladder and vaginal problems

POGP leaflets and useful links

POGP leaflet - Promoting continence with physiotherapy

POGP leaflet - Pelvic Organ Prolapse – a physiotherapy guide for women

POGP leaflet - Pelvic floor muscle exercises and advice - A guide for trans men, trans masculine and non-binary people (who were assigned female at birth)

Further information on bladder and bowel incontinence during pregnancy and after having a baby

 

7. Constipation during and after pregnancy 

POGP leaflets and useful links

POGP leaflet - Improving your Bowel Function 

POGP leaflet - Fit for the future

Further information on bladder and bowel incontinence during pregnancy and after having a baby

Further information on good bowel health

 

8. After week one: Pain management and wound care

POGP leaflets and useful links

POGP leaflet - Fit for the future

Further information after having a caesarean section

Further information on perineal healing after vaginal birth

 

 

9. After Birth:  Week One Bladder care

POGP leaflets and useful links

POGP leaflet - Fit for the future

Further information on bladder and bowel incontinence during pregnancy and after having a baby

 

10. After Birth: Your Stomach muscles

POGP leaflets and useful links

POGP leaflet - Fit for the future

POGP leaflet - Pilates in women’s Health Physiotherapy

Further information on tummy muscle separation (DRAM) in pregnancy

Further information on advice and guidance for exercise in childbearing years

 

 

11. After birth: return to exercise

Companion guides, POGP leaflets and useful links

Gradual return to exercise companion guide

Return to exercise companion guide

POGP leaflet - fit and safe: exercise in the childbearing year

POGP leaflet - fit for the future

POGP leaflet - Exercise and advice after pregnancy

POGP leaflet - Pilates in women’s health physiotherapy

Further information on advice and guidance for exercise in childbearing years