11 | Empower Your Birth Experience: How to Prepare Your Pelvic Floor for Birth & Recovery w/ Sophie Villeneuve

Partners Beyond Parenthood

Do you know how important the pelvic floor is to your health? From pregnancy to postpartum, the pelvic floor plays a critical role in preparing the body for an easier birth and speedy recovery. In this episode, expert Sophie Villeneuve shares insights on when strengthening or relaxing the pelvic floor is necessary, preventing injuries during delivery, and supporting a healthy recovery.
We dive into her work as a pelvic floor physiotherapist, including how she helps women address pelvic floor tightness, avoid common issues like incontinence, and achieve a healthy vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).
Tune in to learn more about proper pelvic care for pre and postpartum health!
Topics discussed in this episode:

• Sophie’s journey to become a pelvic health physiotherapist
• The anatomy and function of the pelvic floor
• The importance of pelvic floor health pre and postpartum
• Common pelvic floor issues
• Caring for first-time versus second-time moms
• Signs of pelvic floor tightness
• Pelvic floor training for VBAC
• Postpartum pelvic floor recovery
• Men’s pelvic floor health

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