Postpartum Pelvic Floor – Perineal Tearing

Postpartum Pelvic Floor – Perineal Tearing

Postpartum Pelvic Floor – Perineal Tearing I first heard of perineal tearing as a teenager when a family member had her first baby. We could not go back to see her right away, my mom softly whispered to me, because she was being stitched up. I thought to myself...
Postpartum Pelvic Floor – Inflammation

Postpartum Pelvic Floor – Inflammation

Postpartum Pelvic Floor – Inflammation In the final part of my series of three posts on the postpartum pelvic floor, I want to write about inflammation. In the words of the women who suggested this topic to me, “YOUR LADY PARTS WILL BE SWOLLEN LIKE A MARINATED...
Postpartum Stress Incontinence

Postpartum Stress Incontinence

Postpartum Stress Incontinence One of the most common complaints I hear from women postpartum is that they are struggling with incontinence, or uncontrolled urinary leakage. While there are multiple types, the most frequently diagnosed for women after childbirth is...