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3rd Floor
Brigade House
8 Parsons Green
London
SW6 4TN
The LETO Postnatal Assessment
Our specialist pelvic health physiotherapists will support you on your unique journey back to feeling yourself and doing the things you love as quickly and safely as possible.
Your body undergoes many changes during pregnancy and continues to change postnatally.
As a new mother it is inevitable you will be feeling anxious about these changes and your recovery.
- Following childbirth most women experience weakness in the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles with reduced core strength and stability.
- Post delivery, it is also common to experience pain and discomfort in the pelvic area. This can be due to many factors such as episiotomy and the use of interventions which can place a lot of pressure and trauma on the pelvic floor and associated muscles.
- 1 in 3 women experience postnatal urinary incontinence. 30% are still experiencing painful intercourse at 6 months and 60% will have non-optimal abdominal separation at 6 weeks post childbirth.
It is important to address any issues that occur at this time so as to prevent problems such as leaking, back pain, pelvic pain, heaviness or dragging, prolapse, incontinence and abdominal separation later in life.

At LETO we believe a postnatal assessment is a critical component of postnatal recovery and must become the standard care for all women.
We recommend you attend your postnatal check 6-8 weeks after childbirth, however better late than never!
What to expect during the consultation:
- discussion regarding your concerns and short & long term goals
- medical history review (your pregnancy, labour, postnatal recovery and past medical history including medications and emotional issues)
- an internal vaginal examination to investigate the impact of pregnancy and labour on your pelvic floor
- evidence-based assessments and functional tests to assess your posture, pelvic alignment, biomechanics, abdominal muscle recruitment & pelvic floor strength
Treatment may include:
- a prescribed pelvic floor program
- use of ultrasound to provide realtime biofeedback and to optimise your pelvic floor and abdominal recruitment
- functional training for optimal and effective recruitment of the pelvic floor muscles
- manual physiotherapy
- a tailored rehabilitation program with or without app-based, at-home exercise prescription
- lifestyle recommendations
Following your appointment you will receive your LETO postnatal report, any supplementary information that will be helpful for you, and a detailed pathway to achieve your pelvic health and fitness goals.
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