Pregnancy – Assessment and Treatment
Women choose to visit Female Focus during pregnancy for a variety of reasons, all centred around feeling informed, supported, and confident in their bodies as they prepare for birth.
Establishing your personal baseline
Understanding what is normal for your body during pregnancy is incredibly valuable. By assessing your baseline now, we have a clear point of comparison after your baby arrives, helping us identify changes and guide your recovery more effectively.
Birth preparation and personalised advice
Many women want to feel as prepared as possible for labour. Together, we can explore topics such as pain relief options, birth positions, perineal stretching and massage, pelvic floor lengthening, and the benefits and considerations of different delivery methods. A pelvic health physiotherapist can also assess pelvic floor function, pelvic organ position, genital hiatus, and perineal body length to help you understand your body and feel more confident ahead of birth.
Pregnancy musculoskeletal assessment
Pregnancy can bring physical changes that lead to discomfort, including pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and back pain. These issues can arise for many reasons, and a thorough assessment helps us understand what’s contributing to your symptoms and how best to support you.
Diastasis Recti (DRA) assessment and treatment
DRA is a normal part of pregnancy. Research shows it occurs in all women by 35 weeks’ gestation. A lot of women are keen to understand more and have an assessment on this condition while they are pregnant.
