Superior Postpartum Rehabilitation

Mothers deserve better postpartum care and guidance to optimize this transitional time. The fourth trimester should also place focus on the mother, prioritizing birth healing. Pregnancy and childbirth place immense stress on the female body. Postpartum physical therapy is a research proven intervention that should be standard care. Arming women with information on how to safely navigate the waters of postpartum physical changes and dysfunction will ensure proper strengthening and foster a safe return to activity, as well as the physical demands of childcare.

Persistent pelvic pain, incontinence, and other symptoms are common, but not normal if extending beyond the first few weeks after childbirth.