Pelvic health and the pelvic floor
The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and connective tissues that support the bladder, bowel and uterus. It also helps with bodily functions like urination, defecation and sexual function.
GetUBetter app
It is extremely important to exercise these muscles during pregnancy and postnatally (up to one year after the birth of your baby) to ensure good pelvic health. We have designed an app called ‘GetUBetter’ to help you perform these effectively.
Use the pelvic floor trainer in the NHS South Yorkshire GetUBetter app.
Referral to Antenatal and Postnatal Physiotherapy
If you are suffering from any of the following symptoms, please discuss with your midwife
or complete the short referral form to refer yourself:
- Urinary incontinence (having to pass urine frequently/urgently or leaking when you
cough,sneeze and run etc.) - Faecal incontinence (not being able to hold wind or faeces)
- Obstructive defecation (feeling like your faeces is ‘stuck’)
- Pregnancy related hip, back or pelvis pain including sciatca
- Diastasis recti (when the muscles in your abdomen ‘cone/peak’ when you sit up. This is tummy muscle weakness/separation)
- Vaginal prolapse (heaviness/dragging in the vaginal area)
- Perineal tension (the area of skin between your vagina and anus)
- Painful intercourse
- Vulvodynia (pain to the area around the opening of the vagina
- Perineal tension
- Carpal tunnel syndrome related to pregnancy