Effect of Antenatal Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise on Postnatal Stress Urinary Incontinence in Primigravida - An Comparative Experimental Study

Women health and physiotherapy in gynaecology have been a matter of concern since 1950’s, but due to social and cultural limitations the problems of womanhood have been under reported. “A woman’s health is her total well-being, not determined solely by biological factors and reproduction, but also by effects of work load, nutrition, stress, war and migration, among others” [1]. Basic health care, family planning and obstetric services are essential for women - yet they remain unavailable to millions. Genderequitable approaches to health are needed to enable women’s full participation in the planning and delivery of health services. Some of the major health and mental challenges that women face today include pregnancy and its complications, AIDS, cervical cancer, breast cancer, depression, anxiety, etc.