Welcome to the Perinatal Pelvic Health (PPH) Physiotherapy and Midwifery joint services webpage.
We are here to help you during your pregnancy and in the first year after your baby is born. Our team includes midwives, doctors, and health visitors.
“If your symptoms do not settle after following the advice contained within the resources in the antenatal tab you can self-refer to the team of perinatal pelvic health physiotherapists by emailing coretherapies@lthtr.nhs.uk”
Some people may have problems like:
- Accidentally weeing when they cough, sneeze, laugh, jump, or run,
- Feeling like they always need to go for a wee,
- A heavy feeling in the vagina,
- Pain when having sex,
- Trouble holding in wind or poo,
- Pain in the pelvis during pregnancy,
- Perineal tear and wound concerns.
Doing simple things like trying to improve your general health, managing stress, and practicing pelvic floor exercises can help these problems.
Please note that The Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy (POGP) leaflets can be read in a wide variety of languages by selecting accessibility and language options and selecting the dark blue 'change language' tab.
If you have received care from the PPH Physiotherapy service, please leave feedback about your experience here.
Click on the tabs below to find exercises and advice:
- Advice and exercises for pelvic pain in pregnancy
- Pelvic floor exercises
- Information on accidentally weeing on the way to the toilet or going to the toilet a lot
- Information about a heavy feeling in the vagina
- Advice on trouble pooing or getting to the toilet on time
- Information on tears during childbirth and how to lower your risk
- More information or support if you have a third or fourth degree tear
- Advice and exercises for during and after pregnancy
- Wellbeing advice during pregnancy and after birth
