
15/05/2024
MYTH!
It’s very common to hear this question here in the clinic, especially from women and husbands who have not yet had children through v@ginal delivery.
First, think that your body was created to allow for natural childbirth ❤
During pregnancy, your body undergoes hormonal and structural changes over a period of 40 weeks to allow for the growth and passage of the baby.
RELAXIN helps relax ligaments and joints, allowing for pelvic expansion, and ESTROGEN aids in increasing blood flow to the v@gina and muscles, allowing tissues that already have elasticity to stretch even more.
In the absence of dysfunctions, the v@gina and pelvic floor muscles have a surprising ability to stretch up to 250%, and after the baby’s passage, they have a capacity for retraction/return.
It’s important to know that this return happens gradually! Just as your body took 40 weeks to prepare, it needs time to return to pre-pregnancy conditions. Additionally, other factors should be taken into consideration, such as the performance of episiotomy, the occurrence of severe tears and baby weight.
Most likely you and your partner will not notice any difference; some women report that the ostium (opening of the v@gina) is slightly more open postpartum, but if you don’t have changes in sensitivity and muscles function. This does NOT mean that it becomes “loose”; it’s a body that has undergone structural changes. Any way, each patient should be evaluated individually.
Maintaining a healthy and functional pelvic floor is important at any stage of life, especially during pregnancy and postpartum, when this musculature undergoes modifications and overloads.
Specialized pelvic physiotherapy during pregnancy helps maintain muscle function and primarily reduces the incidence of severe childbirth injuries and postpartum dysfunctions.
❣️ This information is intended for educational purposes and providing information that can help improve women’s wellbeing.
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