Obstetricians are amazing. They literally save lives every day. They deal with women & families at their most vulnerable & deal with their most precious creations – their children. They pay more in professional liability insurance than any other kind of doctor. There is just so much at stake. So it makes sense that their focus is on getting a woman & her baby through pregnancy & delivery without complications.
Unfortunately, there is a huge gap between pre & post-natal medical care & good information being given to women around post-natal recovery. Why aren’t obstetricians telling women about appropriate exercise & movement during pregnancy? Why don’t they give guidance around healing pelvic floor issues post-birth? And why does no one talk about continence problems & prolapse after having a baby?
