Postnatal Assessment: ‘Mummy MOT’

WHAT IS A MUMMY MOT?

The Mummy MOT is a specialist post-natal assessment recommended for all women following delivery – whether 6 weeks or many years after.

Already part of every new mother’s standard post-natal rehabilitation in France, trained specialists assesses the strength and function of the tummy and pelvic floor muscles to help prevent long-term childbirth related complaints.

MUMMY MOT AT MILLTOWN

One of our physiotherapists Sarah Mullins recently travelled to London to complete training in the Mummy MOT. She has returned with new concepts to pass on to our Women’s Health team and further information and advice to impart to all post-natal Mum’s attending Milltown Physiotherapy for a Mummy MOT.

FAQs

What is common but not normal after birth?

• It’s not normal to leak when you cough or run
• It’s not normal to have pain during sex
• It’s not normal to have a gap in your tummy muscles
• It’s not normal to have ongoing pelvic pain or debilitating constipation

Who needs a Mummy MOT?

After having a baby, half of all women have a weakness in either their tummy or pelvic floor area – over a third suffer with chronic pelvic pain. This creates instability and poor core strength and results in altered transfer load, back pain, pelvic pain, bladder and bowel weakness.
A Mummy MOT helps women avoid these distressing and often embarrassing symptoms. The assessment by a specialist physiotherapist of the tummy gap and pelvic floor will enable the creation of a bespoke post-natal recovery programme plan devised especially for the woman, her lifestyle and fitness goals, including specific and safe post-natal exercises to regain stability and optimum function.