What is a women’s health appointment?

Pre and postnatal issues

There are number of problems that can arise before your baby arrives. These are most commonly pelvic girdle pain, lower back pain, and torso and rib pain. Some manual treatment and exercises can make these problem much better until you have given birth.

Once your baby has arrived and is healthy it’s normal to also want to regain your health and your figure. Don’t’ feel guilty about this. Your body has gone through a huge and stressful change and you also need some time for your body to heal. You also need time to look after your mental health and, sometimes, come to terms with and accept that your body may have changed forever.

Some of the problems you’ll encounter include tears, a C section birth, rectus diastasis, incontinence or prolapse. You’ll have lots of questions running through your mind… Will my diastasis heal? When can I squat, do yoga or BarreCore?  Can stress incontinence be treated? When can I run again? Are pessaries useful for a prolapse?…

We recommend you book a Women’s Health Assessment session 6 weeks after a natural birth or 7-9 weeks after a C section.

Other women’s health issues

As previously mentioned a women’s health appointment can also help you after any gynaecological surgery, or if you are  experiencing any other pelvic floor problems such as painful sex or ongoing urinary incontinence.

The most common problem we help women with is urinary incontinence. This can be a deeply embarrassing problem and not many women talk about suffering from it. However, it is a lot more common than you think. Up to 32% of women suffer from incontinence with 45% of mothers suffering from urinary incontinence within seven years of giving birth.

It’s not just incontinence of urine that women suffer from, 1 in 5 women over 40 also suffer from faecal incontinence. So it is imperative that you seek the help of a women’s health expert to prevent these unnecessary and embarrassing problems. To book a women’s health appointment with Beatrice click here...