Your core is probably the most impacted part of your body during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Yet, it gets little to no attention.  

Most people think of the core as being the six-pack and the low back; they are correct, to an extent, but let’s look a little bit deeper than that.

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When you give birth you are expecting a baby to come out, and then the placenta. Not many moms are expecting their bladder or uterus to come out (pelvic organ prolapse) – most don’t even know this is possible.

Pregnancy and childbirth are risk factors for a condition known as pelvic...