Pelvic Floor 101: What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know

About this episode

Kath Baquie discusses the importance of understanding pelvic floor health during pregnancy and the risks associated with neglecting it.

Send us Fan Mail Pregnancy changes your body in powerful ways, and your pelvic floor is right at the centre of it all. In this episode, I share what I truly wish every pregnant woman understood about pregnancy and pelvic floor health, and why waiting until after birth to think about recovery can be a missed opportunity. This is about being proactive, informed, and supported, not perfect. In this episode, we cover: Why pregnancy and birth are one of the highest risk periods for pelvic floor co...

People in this episode

Host: Kath Baquie

Topics covered

• pelvic floor health
• pregnancy
• birth recovery
• women's health
• proactive care

Keywords

• pelvic floor
• pregnancy
• birth
• health
• recovery
• women's health
• proactive

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