If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to schedule an appointment, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us. Our team is here to assist you.
Phone: 01782 672777
Email: pphs@uhnm.nhs.uk
Perinatal Pelvic Health Services (PPHS)
Is your pelvic health problem limiting the life you wish to live?
Welcome to the Perinatal Pelvic Health Services (PPHS) at University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust. Our dedicated team of healthcare professionals are here to support women and birthing people during their perinatal journey from the beginning of pregnancy, through to 12 months postpartum ensuring the very best pelvic health and ensuring overall well-being.
Pregnancy and birth can have a big impact on your pelvic floor muscles affecting
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Loss of bladder or bowel control
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Pelvic Organ Prolapse
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Reduced sensation/satisfaction during sex
The good news is that by exercising the pelvic floor muscles during and after pregnancy can help to protect you from these problems, both in the short and long term.
The Perinatal Pelvic Health Service offers specialist pelvic physiotherapy and midwifery input, helping birthing people understand their pelvic health and recognise symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction, so that it can be managed with the right help at the right time.
We understand the unique challenges that come with this phase of life, and we are committed to providing compassionate care and evidence-based treatments.
Getting help as soon as possible is important as treatment will help to prevent problems getting worse and will often resolve the problem completely. Depending on your symptoms, you may be offered symptom specific advice, workshop or a one to one appointment.
Self Referral Form
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You can self- refer into the Perinatal Pelvic Health Service using the link below, or by scanning the QR code. If you have difficulties completing this form then please contact the Perinatal Pelvic Health Service directly on 01782 672777
You are welcome to use the service if you are pregnant or up to 1 year postnatal.
What to expect from your appointment
Your appointment will always be treated with the sensitivity it deserves. If an internal examination is necessary, we will always discuss what it involves and the reasons why we feel it would be helpful towards a diagnosis or to improve outcomes.
A chaperone will always be available upon request. Privacy and dignity are of the upmost importance. You do not have to have this examination if you choose not to and have the right to change your mind at any point.
Please feel free to contact the clinic to discuss your appointment if you have any concerns in relation to this. A detailed medical history will be taken, and your pelvic floor will gently be assessed. Treatment options may include exercises, postural advice, advise on general lifestyle. Research shows that in many cases, physiotherapy can cure or dramatically improve pelvic floor problems. It is recommended as first line treatment for incontinence. To get the most benefit from treatment, we may ask you to follow advice and do exercises at home.
Following assessment and treatment we do have the option to link in with your GP or our consultants with vast experience in this field, to consider further treatment if needed.
Depending on your symptoms these are some charts that may be helpful to complete prior to your appointment, to give us more idea how your symptoms bother you.
• Bladder diary
• Bowel diary
Our Specialist Perineal and Pelvic Health Midwives are also available to support you with any worries you may have about your stitches following childbirth.
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