This CDROM is the much anticipated 2nd edition of the Postpartum Health for Moms program, originally produced by Diane Lee in 2001. This updated package provides the clinician with high-quality presentation tools and evidence-based information to facilitate the delivery of an educational and exercise program for postpartum women in many different settings.

Pregnancy, labour, and delivery create many changes in a woman’s body – some slowly over several months, and some acutely due to trauma during labour and delivery. All women who go through this amazing process change the way they use their muscle system to stabilize the lumbopelvic region and transfer loads through their bodies. The Postpartum Health for Moms program is designed to identify the non-optimal stability and movement patterns specific to postpartum women, then promote and restore optimal form and function of the lumbopelvic region through education, exercise and changing movement patterns. Ultimately the goal is to prevent common conditions that are often experienced by postpartum women, including low back pain, pelvic girdle pain, persistent rectus diastasis, incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse.

The 2nd edition is co-produced by Diane Lee & Linda-Joy Lee and contains new information, pictures, drawings, exercises and more. It integrates the latest research on ‘core stability’, bladder health, optimal toilet habits and incontinence. This CDROM contains:

• an updated detailed lecture presentation (MS Powerpoint 2003)
• a patient workbook (Adobe Acrobat with an editable title page in Microsoft Word 2003)

Whether your goal is to run a group postpartum program or to improve your one-on-one client care, the material in this package is extremely useful for working with postpartum women of any age.