Postnatal Physiotherapy

It is important to rest and allow your body to heal post birth. Our physiotherapy team has created a series of educational videos which will provide you with practical advice and gentle exercises to help your recovery.

These videos cover the following topics:

Bladder and bowel care post birth
Perineal Care
Pelvic floor muscle exercises
DRAM & gentle abdominal exercises
Posture & back care
Caesarean section advice
Return to exercise post birth
Tummy time & promoting baby's development

You can find these videos here.

We also have a virtual postnatal advice class that covers advice for Mums from 0-3 months postnatal.

You can register for a date that suits you here.

Postnatal Physiotherapy

Pelvic Health physiotherapists offer specialised care to women who are experiencing issues during pregnancy or postpartum. They accept referrals from GPs, Public Health Nurses, Consultants, and midwives up to 6 weeks postpartum for women experiencing back or pelvic girdle pain, tailbone pain (coccydynia), carpel tunnel syndrome or DRAM (Diastasis Recti Abdoninis). Due to our limited resources, we cannot accept referrals for these after this period.

Our physiotherapists also offer a postnatal service for women who are more than six weeks postnatal and experiencing any of the following issues:

Leaking urine when you laugh/cough/jump/walk/run/lift your baby
Difficulty controlling the urge to pass urine
Leaking before you can make it to the toilet
Sensation of pressure/vaginal bulge or heaviness
Pelvic organ prolapse
Difficulty controlling wind
Difficulty controlling the urge to pass a bowel motion
Leaking from your back passage before you can make it to the toilet, or you have soiling of your underwear
Persistent pain emptying your bowels
Pelvic or perineal pain
Pain during or after sexual intercourse
Tailbone pain (coccydynia)

Your GP or public health nurse can refer you up to 2 years postpartum; following this period, your GP will need to refer you to a gynaecology Consultant at CUMH.