The group at the 2023 Allied Health Symposium
Helping mothers navigate the postnatal journey A group of women’s health physiotherapists from RNSH has come together to develop a valuable resource that will assist mothers during their postnatal recovery. The team received an NSLHD Innovation Program grant in 2021 for its project
needed. “Statistics show that approximately 30 000 Australian women per year sustain a pelvic floor muscle injury following childbirth, 50 per cent of women have some degree of pelvic organ prolapse, 40 per cent experience urinary incontinence and 15 per cent experience faecal incontinence,” she said. “This information enables women to self-manage many pelvic health and musculoskeletal conditions, and to optimise their postnatal recovery.” Translated booklets have been developed in conjunction with the video and the video is also in the process of having various language subtitles developed. To view the video, please click here: https:// bit.ly/47DlXv5.
‘Optimising Postnatal Recovery and Health’ and created a 30 minute video that covers a range of postnatal recovery topics. The team identified that some patients across the district did not have access to important postnatal information due to a range of varying factors. Royal North Shore and Hornsby Hospital senior physiotherapist Whitney Brown said that many women in Australia suffer injuries following childbirth and hopes the newly developed resource will allow women to manage their recoveries and seek help when
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