Pelvic floor during pregnancy: how to keep it healthy

The pelvic floor supports the uterus, bladder, and intestine. Taking care of it helps prevent urinary loss or a sense of weight, facilitates a more physiological labor and promotes recovery. It's not just 'training' that counts: learning to relax and feel these muscles is just as important. During pregnancy, she faces a great job: she supports the child's growing weight, adapts to hormonal changes and prepares for childbirth.The pelvic floor is not only a “muscle to train”, but also to learn to relax: knowing how it works helps you to live it with awareness during labor and birth.After giving birth, the pelvic floor may need time and support to regain balance and strength. It is important to know that you have the right to a postpartum evaluation with a midwife or pelvic physiotherapist. You can access pelvic floor rehabilitation in the public health service, through a request from the general practitioner or in family consultancies. If you have had an episiotomy, a laceration or symptoms such as pain, urinary loss or a feeling of heaviness, don't wait: talking to your midwife is the first step to feeling better.