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Pelvic floor muscles and comfort

Pelvic floor exercises done properly are essential for a woman's comfort.

Likewise, missing a session or not following the exercises up regularly enough (having three sessions then forgetting about them) can lead to problems in the years after you've given birth: as the pelvic floor muscles age, they become looser.

Parenting Editor
14/10/2007

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