Postnatal Pilates

Resources

Suggested books

Bowman, Katy, Diastasis Recti: the Whole-Body Solution to Abdominal Weakness and Separation (Propriometrics Press, 2016)

Chatterjee, Rangan, The 4 Pillar Plan: How to Relax, Eat, Move and Sleep Your Way to a Longer, Healthier Life (Penguin Life, 2017)

Franklin, Eric, Pelvic Power: Mind/Body Exercises for Strength, Flexibility, Posture and Balance for Men and Women (Princeton Book Company, 2003)

Hands, Beccy and Alexis Stickland, The Little Book of Self-care for New Mums (Vermillion, 2018)

Hayes, Anya and Dr Rachel Andrew, The Supermum Myth: Overcome anxiety, ditch guilt and embrace imperfection (White Ladder, 2017)

Johnson, Kimberly Ann, The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality (Shambala, 2017)

Kalinik, Eve, Be Good to Your Gut (Piatkus, 2017) Myers, Thomas, Anatomy Trains (Elsevier, 2013)

Neufeld, Suzannah, Awake at 3am.: Yoga Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Pregnancy and Early Motherhood (Parallax Press, 2018)

Ou, Heng, The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother (Abrams Books, 2016)

Panagos, Angelique, The Balance Plan: Six Steps to Optimize Your Hormonal Health (Aster, 2017)

Serrallach, Oscar, The Postnatal Depletion Cure: A Complete Guide to Rebuilding Your Health and Reclaiming Your Energy for Mothers of Newborns, Toddlers and Young Children (Sphere, 2018)

Stadlen, Naomi, What Mothers Do, Especially When it Looks Like Nothing (Piatkus, 2012)

Articles, TED talks

Benjamin, D.R., van de Water, A.T. and Peiris, C.L. (2014). ‘Effects of exercise on diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle in the antenatal and postnatal periods: a systematic review’, Physiotherapy, 100(1), 1–8

Gilleard, W.L. and Brown, J.M.M. Structure and function of the abdominal muscles in primigravida during pregnancy and the immediate post-birth period (Southern Cross University ePublications@SCU, 1996)

Fernandes da Mota, P., Pascoal, A., Carita, A. and Bø, K. (2015). ‘Prevalence and risk factors of diastasis recti abdominis from late pregnancy to 6 months postpartum, and relationship with limbo-pelvic pain’, Musculoskeletal Science & Practice, 20(1), 200–205. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2014.09.002

Swift, S.E., Tate, S.B. and Nicholas, J. (2003). ‘Correlation of symptoms with degree of pelvic organ support in a general population of women: what is pelvic organ prolapse?’ American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 189(2), 372–377

Pilates relating to incontinence symptoms https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-017-0503-y

NICE 2019 Guidelines for the treatment of Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG123

Returning to running postnatal – guideline for medical, health and fitness professionals managing this population https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331608702_Returning_to_running_postnatal_-_guideline_for_medical_health_and_fitness_professionals_managing_this_population

Dr Alexandra Sack’s TED: A new way to think about the transition to motherhood www.ted.com/talks/alexandra_sacks_a_new_way_to_think_about_the_transition_to_motherhood

Useful websites

Bladder & Bowel Community

www.bladderandbowel.org

Breastfeeding support

www.vanessachristie.com

www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/breastfeeding-support/

Cranial osteopathy

https://breastfeeding.support/cranial-osteopathy-or-craniosacral-therapy/