EP12: Pregnancy, Postpartum, and the Pelvic Floor, with Dr. Alicia Jeffrey-Thomas
The Mom Room
Renee Reina & Podcast Nation
4.8 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2020
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
EP12. Renee and Alicia talk all things pregnancy, postpartum, and the pelvic floor. What do pelvic floor physiotherapists treat? What is the pelvic floor? What does it do? What happens to it during pregnancy and after childbirth? Are kegels the answer for everyone? This episode is a must listen for any woman!
Dr. Alicia Jeffrey-Thomas is a licensed physical therapist with advanced training in pelvic health rehabilitation. She’s not one to shy away from taboo topics. From bladder problems to bowel movements to sex, Alicia is always game to talk through the dirty details to help patients figure out what’s going on “down there.” Pelvic floor problems can affect people of any age, and Alicia is passionately emphatic that it’s never too early or too late to talk about these issues and get back to living your best life. Alicia is originally from Florida and received both her doctorate degree in Physical Therapy and her undergraduate degree in Health Science from the University of Florida in Gainesville (Go Gators!). She moved to Massachusetts a year and a half ago and now works at Greater Boston Urology working alongside a team of urologists and a urogynecologist to provide comprehensive care.
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| 1:35.2 | Welcome to the mom room podcast. My name is Renee Rina and I am definitely the mom friend you have always wanted. In this episode, I am talking to Dr. Alicia Jeffrey Thomas, who is a licensed |
| 1:42.7 | physical therapist with advanced training and pelvic health |
| 1:46.7 | rehabilitation. When I was pregnant with Milo, I was so lucky to be able to go see a pelvic floor |
| 1:53.5 | physiotherapist, and I learned so much about the pelvic floor and why it's so important that we as moms especially |
| 2:04.1 | go get checked out. I think there's a misconception in our society that if you had babies, |
| 2:11.1 | that you just have to deal with different problems down there. You know, it could be leaking |
| 2:15.9 | or painful sex. Like there's lots of things that are happening down there. You know, it could be leaking or painful sex. Like there's lots of |
| 2:19.7 | things that are happening down there when you carry a baby, when you give birth vaginally. Also, |
| 2:25.3 | if you had a C-section. So while these issues may be common among women who have had children, |
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