
07/23/2025
What if you didn’t have to just wait to see if you had pelvic floor problems? What if you knew you could prevent them?
We love a good research update. A hot off the presses systematic review highlights that women who utilized pelvic floor muscle training in pregnancy were less likely to experience leakage.
But if you know us, you know that doesn’t mean just do some kegels.
Pelvic floor muscle training should include establishing full range of motion of the pelvic floor (can you contract it, relax it, bear down?), coordination of the core (does it do what we want it to when we brace? Cough? Belly breathe?), and then strength (not just locally at the pelvic floor, but globally as well).
Healthier pregnancies —> healthier outcomes. If we are exercising in pregnancy, in ways that reinforce pelvic floor strength AND ALSO ways that build up the resiliency of our system, small things that come up in daily life are less likely to push us past symptom thresholds.
You don’t have to wait for problems to come on before choosing to build coordination and strength, and building up your capacity for whatever life throws your way, even in pregnancy 💪