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25/04/2023

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19/06/2020

One in four pregnant women have faced discrimination at work due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a new study shows.

One in four pregnant women have faced discrimination at work due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a new study shows. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) surveyed over 3,400 women, either pregnant or on maternity leave, on their experiences of work since the pandemic began.

05/06/2020

Postnatal running? Here's the guidance!

An infographic based on the guidance for postnatal return to running produced by three physiotherapists has been aligned with the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO) physical activity guidelines.

06/05/2020

Abdominal exercises for a stronger pelvic floor | Pelvic Floor Exercise Techniques | Kegel8

Your abdominal muscles help to give more support to your pelvic organs. If you keep the muscles strong they prevent excess weight from sitting on your pelvic...

28/04/2020

New Mums! Kegel8 has a programme for you!

Pregnancy can wreak havoc on your pelvic floor muscles if you don't prepare them beforehand. In this video, discover which programme on the Kegel8 Ultra 20 E...

28/04/2020

A distressing decision for many IVF couples.

It’s time we dispelled the myths about IVF being a lifestyle choice for career women

24/04/2020

Are you ready to run Mum? More importantly - IS YOUR BODY READY?

Return to Running Post Baby Part 5

Grade & Monitor Your Return to Run

🏃‍♀️So you are symptom free, around 12 weeks post baby, built up your strength, passed the tests and now ready to hit the road running - literally!!!

🏃‍♀️So so exciting!! So where do you go from here?
Well we recommend a graded return to running, a walk run interval based program! We love the couch to 5k NHS app. I would advise a minimum x2 week alongside your strength work, max 3 times a week. Aim to space your runs out over the week. Throughout monitor how you feel, if you develop symptoms then please contact your women’s health physiotherapist for some fine tuning and advice.

🏃‍♀️Progressing from 5k onwards and speed work is likely to require further work with your women’s health physio and I would advice getting comfortable with 5k for a little while before pushing beyond this.

🏃‍♀️For more challenging performance goals eg completing a key race in a certain time it is so worth investing in a running coach. is incredible and offers some amazing tips on her account and if you are based near her in the U.S hook up with her. In the UK where I live the running coaches who I work with are smashing it out of the park, is awesome and are also fab.

🏃‍♀️Enjoy this process wonderful Mamas you are on the home straight, don’t rush it and when in doubt ask the professionals.

🏃‍♀️Any questions then please comment below - much love and hope to see you at a big running event once things are back up and ‘running’ 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

22/04/2020

Doulas via Zoom? Love this idea!

As coronavirus changes the way women experience pregnancy, doulas are caught between helping clients and the limitations caused by the pandemic

06/04/2020

Oh My.

Maternity rights groups report surge of interest in unassisted childbirth

20/03/2020

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20/03/2020

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12/03/2020

Oh no!

Menstrual cups have grown in popularity recently because they are more sustainable than other methods

24/02/2020

Follow the research! Great information here.

Does the research show that you can reduce the severity of a perineal tear?

💥90% of women will tear during their first va**nal delivery! The majority of tears are 1st degree ( small tears or grazes) that don’t require stitches and heal quickly or 2nd degree tears (which do require stitches) and take a little longer to heal.
💥Unfortunately 7% of women will experience a 3rd / 4th degree tears
(tear extends into the a**l sphincter). These can seriously affect the pelvic floor and postnatal recovery. There are however some things that you can do to reduce the severity of a perineal tear.........

👉🏻Perineal massage - A technique used to stretch the perineal area. It can be carried out from 35 weeks of pregnancy. Carried out 1-2 times a week it has been shown to reduce the likelihood of tearing (that requires stitches) or having an episiotomy by around 9% (Cochrane review 2013)

👉🏻Keep active during the first stage of labour and lying on your left side or upright during the pushing (2nd stage) have all been show to reduce the chances of prolonged pushing, assisted delivery and need for epidural all of which increase the risk of 3rd and 4th degree tears (Cochrane 2017)

👉🏻Warm compress placed on the perineum by a health care professional as baby’s head crowns reduces severity of tear (Cochrane 2017)

👉🏻Relaxation, acupuncture and breathing techniques, (similar to those used in hypnobirthing ) have been shown to reduce the chances of an assisted delivery, therefore 3rd/4th degree tear (Cochrane 2012)

👉🏻Have a plan, know what you ideally want but be prepared to keep the dialogue between your health care professional open.
💥We do know that epidurals and forceps delivery increase the risk of a 3rd or 4th degree tear BUT sometimes these may be necessary for the benefit and safety of you and baby. has a great blog on instrumental delivery which I would highly recommend reading!
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11/02/2020

BANNED! The advert showing postpartum reality - too explicit?

An ad depicting the very real struggles that mothers face in the days after giving birth was rejected for being ‘too graphic’

10/01/2020

Love this!

Can't even!! 😯 We are so in love with this image. Is there anything more perfect and beautiful than a new born baby? 👶❤️

Women are truly amazing. 😍

We hope this post makes gives you the warm and fuzzies. 😁

We'd also like to remind mums to book a a one-hour postnatal examination that checks your posture, tummy gap and pelvic floor. We recommend it from six weeks postpartum.

For more information please message us or comment below. 👇❤️

30/12/2019

As a new mom, there are plenty of firsts. Here are some tips to help recover and be the best parent you can be.

02/12/2019

Making labour easier - is there ever such a thing?!

When you feel those early twinges of labour, there are practical steps you can take that will help him do this, says Pilates instructor Nikki Chrysostomou.

14/11/2019

Exasperated sighs and crossed legs. No change there then.

Simple equality is not enough in the provision of public toilets, says author Lezlie Lowe