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Pelvic Floor Functioning During Pregnancy

Written by Jane Richards

In many ways, life grows more urgent once you become pregnant. One of these ways can be a consequence of new stresses placed on the muscles known as the pelvic floor.

What is the pelvic floor?

The pelvic floor is a strap-like sling of muscles that extend from the pubic bone at the front and the tailbone (coccyx) at the back to literally form a floor inside your pelvis. Along with other connective tissues they help to support the main organs in a woman's pelvis: the bladder and urethra, the uterus and vagina, and the rectum and bowel. The pelvic floor muscles also reinforce urethral and anal sphincters to assist with bladder and bowel control, increase vaginal sensation during intercourse and help guide the baby's head during childbirth.

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