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Extending the Continuum of Care: Pelvic Health as a Vital Sign in Postpartum Recovery
- Speaker: Ibukun Afolabi , PT, MScPT, PCES, CCE, CD, SpBAP
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- Duration: 60 Mins
- Credits: 1 CERP, 1 ACM CPD, 1 ACNM CEU, 0.1 Midwifery CEU
Abstract:
Long after the transformative event of childbirth has passed, a woman must live within and live through her body. During the entire postpartum year, her body will continue to shift, as will her relationship to her embodied self, as it seeks to find balance and a new equilibrium. One of the greatest areas of concern that women navigate during postpartum is that of pelvic health. Women often experience various degrees of bowel, bladder, and sexual dysfunction, pelvic or perineal pain, pelvic organ prolapse, and more. Many women do not understand what is normal and may not seek or have access to care beyond the six week postpartum mark. Additionally, care providers may be unable to appreciate the long term impacts of childbirth on a woman's pelvic health and functioning as postnatal care typically ends within the fourth trimester. Midwives and other perinatal care providers are well positioned to inquire about pelvic health, practice preventative care, and address postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction using a trauma informed, salutogenic, biopsychocoical frameworks. Thus they can help positively shift the health trajectories of the women and generations they serve during birth, early postpartum, and beyond.
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Extending the Continuum of Care: Pelvic Health as a Vital Sign in Postpartum Recovery
Long after the transformative event of childbirth has passed, a woman must live within and live through her body. During the entire postpartum year, her body will continue to shift, as will her relationship to her embodied self, as it seeks to find balance and a new equilibrium. One of the greatest areas of concern that women navigate during postpartum is that of pelvic health. Women often experience various degrees of bowel, bladder, and sexual dysfunction, pelvic or perineal pain, pelvic organ prolapse, and more. Many women do not understand what is normal and may not seek or have access to care beyond the six week postpartum mark. Additionally, care providers may be unable to appreciate the long term impacts of childbirth on a woman's pelvic health and functioning as postnatal care typically ends within the fourth trimester. Midwives and other perinatal care providers are well positioned to inquire about pelvic health, practice preventative care, and address postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction using a trauma informed, salutogenic, biopsychocoical frameworks. Thus they can help positively shift the health trajectories of the women and generations they serve during birth, early postpartum, and beyond.
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