My conversation today is with Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, Winnie Wu.

Winnie and I are doing a series of chats relating to fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause.

In part one we talk about what could be a hindrance to a couple falling pregnant, and how a Woman's Health Physiotherapist can help even before a woman is pregnant.

Other topics include:

• Possible reasons for painful sexual intercourse
• Pelvic girdle pain, including pubic, sacro-iliac, and side hip pain, and why this pain is common, but not normal
• How to exercise during pregnancy
• What exactly is the pelvic floor and how to do those exercises properly
• Perineal Massage as a way to prepare for birth
• The various programs and services that Winnie's team can offer to couples at any stage of their journey

I'd encourage you to watch the Youtube version of this episode as Winnie offers a visual explanation of the pelvic organs, bones and surrounding tissue by use of her model pelvis.

Please reach out to Winnie, or myself, if you have any questions around the content of this episode.

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Show notes:

https://www.papayaclinic.com.au/

https://www.movementlaboratory.com.au/

The Embrace Program:

https://www.papayaclinic.com.au/pregnancy-postpartum

Visual explanations:

https://www.papayaclinic.com.au/patient-resources

https://www.instagram.com/papayaclinic/

https://www.instagram.com/motherhoodwithketurah/