During pregnancy, eating a healthy diet and staying active is a top priority. But once baby is here, many women put their own health on the back burner. Even for those who want to prioritize movement, ...

Thinking about your body before pregnancy and wanting to get healthier for you and your child are great motivators. Exercise not only benefits your physical health as a mother, but it also will ...

Returning to running postpartum presents challenges such as musculoskeletal pain and pelvic floor dysfunction for some females, but there is little guidance on developing and progressing postpartum ...

New moms are being strongly encouraged to engage in at least two hours of moderate to vigorous physical activity each week in the first three months after giving birth, according to new guidelines ...

Dr. Margaret Archer is a pelvic floor physical therapist with Mère Health and a mom of two boys. She specializes in pregnancy and postpartum recovery, with a fitness-forward, evidence-based approach ...

Nike wants to make it easier for pregnant and postpartum people to get back into sport. The athletic giant revealed its global maternity training program today, dubbed Nike (Move) Like a Mother. The ...

Three to four sessions per week of 35 to 45 minutes of exercise is optimal. Moderate aerobic exercise can prevent and treat postpartum depression, new research shows. A meta-analysis published this ...

Objective To examine the effect of exercise during the first year postpartum on pelvic floor disorders and diastasis recti abdominis. Design Systematic review with random effects meta-analysis. Data ...

Davenport adds that postpartum women with pelvic floor dysfunction or abdominal wall dysfunction don't need to avoid physical activity, based on the analysis she and her collaborators did when ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exercise interventions lowered the risk for major postpartum disorder by nearly half. timing of interventions ...