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What a Pelvic Health Physio really wants you to know about birth trauma

Despite one third of all mothers describing their birth as traumatic, so many women go into birth ill-prepared, says EMP Founder and Titled Women's Health Physiotherapist Lyz Evans. Here’s what she wants pregnant women to know.

Birth. What do you think when you hear this word? 

Is it visions of the most incredible day of...

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C-Section Recovery Week by Week - The Must-Have Recovery Tips

 

C-Section Recovery Week by Week

Congratulations! Birth can be one of the most incredible and transformative experiences of your life and C-Section birth is no different. The Empowered Motherhood Program C-Section Recovery Week by Week Program has supported thousands of women to heal from their C-section birth and return to the type of...

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Should I have a C-Section Birth so I don’t Make my Prolapse Worse?

Should I have a c-section for my next birth?

If you have experienced pelvic organ prolapse following birth, this is a really normal and logical question to be asking. And we deeply understand why you may want to have a c-section birth. You may have fear about how a second pregnancy or birth is going to impact your pelvic floor. You may...

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C-Section Wound Massage

 

1. Understanding your C-Section Wound

A C-Section incision cuts through 7 layers of skin and tissue. Starting immediately from birth, your body will go through 4 main stages of healing. One of these stages involves the laying down of new collagen fibres and the contraction of the scar tissue. These new collagen fibres are laid down in...

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Maternal Assisted C-Section Birth - Lyz's Birth Story

On the 1st day of May, we welcomed our third child into the world. My daughter Isabelle Florence was born by Maternal Assisted Caesarean Section (MAC) and it was such a magical and empowering birth.

In this post, I want to share the story of Isabelle's birth, as well as some more information about MAC births, including the steps I took...

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C-Section Recovery Essentials

 

We know just how physically and emotionally taxing a caesarean birth can be. We have supported hundreds of women through their c-section recovery and we understand how difficult it can be to recover from major abdominal surgery whilst caring for a newborn. 

We are here to support you to heal your body in the best way possible.

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