Why Mums Don't Jump: Ending the Pelvic Floor Taboo

Description

When Helen Ledwick discovered she had a prolapse after the birth of her second child, she wasdevastated, not just by the constant discomfort but also by the pervasive shame she felt and thelack of available information and support. When she learned that one in three women have pelvicfloor disorders, she was horrified...and determined to do something about it. In this warm, factual and anecdote-rich look at a taboo subject, Helen shares her story along withthose of many other women. From postpartum care to incontinence, with expert advice on returning tosport, the impact on sex and intimacy, and having another baby after pelvic floor injury, Why MumsDon't Jump is a groundbreaking book that will have readers laughing, cryingand cringing as finally women come together to break the stigma around pelvic floor issues.

Helen Ledwick is a former BBC journalist and award-nominated podcast creator. She began herbroadcast career as a reporter at BBC Radio Derby in 2005, spent time as senior reporter at theBBC's General News Service and as a producer at BBC Woman's Hour on Radio 4, before becoming asenior producer and on-air voice at BBC Radio 5 Live in 2009. In November 2020 she left the BBCafter launching Why Mums Don't Jump, a podcast about pelvic floor problems after childbirth. Helengrew up in Accrington and now lives in Manchester with her husband andtwo children.

A useful and compassionate guide to all-too-common post-birth complications. It asks important questions about the failures in our health systems - and delivers crushing insights. Warm and well-researched, this book will act as a crucial tool for many. -- Lynn Enright, author of VAGINA: A RE-EDUCATION