I recently wrote an article for Caesarean Awareness Network Australia on the truth about caesareans and the pelcvic floor.

Here’s an extract:

It is estimated around 10% of women will benefit from a Caesarian Section (CS) delivery to avoid prolonged obstruction during labour and major pelvic floor damage.. In the US in 2006, 31.1% of women gave birth by CS,1 in Australia it is around 30%.2 Older mothers (over 40 years) have a higher rate of CS.3

Your pelvic floor is the hammock of muscles ‘down under’ which spreads from your front pubic bone, to your coccyx at the base of your spine and out to your sitting bones.

• Your urethra, vagina and bowel are closed by your pelvic floor muscles (PFM’s) to prevent loss of fluid, wind and solids
• Your PFM’s contract to hold up your bladder, uterus and bowel when you run, cough and lift (preventing prolapse)
• Your PFM’s contract with your Core muscles to form a cylinder to support your spine with activity
• Your enjoyment of sex (sensation, vaginal wall and orgasm strength) is related to PFM strength

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