13/10/2025
Have you booked your postnatal physiotherapy check?
The ideal time for a postnatal review is 6-8 weeks postpartum, but in all honesty, it’s never too late for a pelvic floor check! We see women 6-12 months following birth who want a check up (because let’s face it life is busy with a newborn) 👩🏼🍼
A typical post natal review involves:
- Discussion regarding your birth, mode of delivery (vaginal versus cesarean), specifics for vaginal delivery (tearing, episiotomy, forceps, length of active pushing), specifics for cesarean (emergency versus planned), baby weight
- Bladder and bowel function (during pregnancy and following birth)
- Breastfeeding
- Scar management (cesarean and perineum)
- Abdominal assessment to determine any ongoing abdominal separation
- Pelvic floor muscle assessment (either by ultrasound or internal vaginal examination - your physio chats you through both options)
- Return back to exercise, running and sport and pacing you through a safe return to these activities.
It’s never too late to touch base with a pelvic health Physio! 🙋🏽♀️