Objective To examine the effect of exercise during the first year postpartum on pelvic floor disorders and diastasis recti abdominis. Design Systematic review with random effects meta-analysis. Data ...

Plus the aftercare advice mothers may truly need. A mother of two is addressing postpartum well-being and the care she says women actually need. "Birth is a major trauma to the body,” Jesse Truelove ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exercise interventions lowered the risk for major postpartum disorder by nearly half. timing of interventions ...

9 Akershus University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lørenskog, Norway Objective To establish expert consensus on prescreening and contraindications to moderate-to-vigorous ...

Pregnancy does some pretty incredible things to your body, but for many women, it can also leave you feeling a little unfamiliar in your own skin afterward. One of the most common changes is diastasis ...

If the mere thought of exercising after a C-section sends you into an emotional tailspin, that's okay. Working out after having a baby can be difficult for a number of reasons, so take it easy. That ...

If you were a regular at the gym before giving birth, you may be keen to know when you can safely start exercising again, postpartum. For others, pulling on lycra, or getting sweaty may sound like the ...

PLANTATION, Fla. — On this week’s Mom to Mom, Local 10’s Nicole Perez talks with a South Florida personal trainer and mom who helps postpartum mothers repair their core with exercise. Arnit Demesmin ...

Postpartum exercise reduces the severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms. Initiating exercise within 12 weeks postpartum is linked to greater reductions in depressive symptoms. Postpartum ...

Even as a personal trainer, I was not chomping at the bit to get back into exercise. I really wanted to take my time, make sure I had healed, and give my body the recovery time it needed before ...