{"id":6241,"date":"2020-09-01T11:33:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T09:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/taking-care-of-the-pelvic-floor-during-pregnancy\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T21:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:36:48","slug":"taking-care-of-the-pelvic-floor-during-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/uncategorized\/taking-care-of-the-pelvic-floor-during-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking care of the pelvic floor during pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pelvic floor.<\/strong> That great unknown for most women. If you are reading this it is because at some point you have asked yourself:\u201cWhat is the pelvic floor?\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps you have not been able to give an exact and concrete answer to this question due not only to ignorance but also to the \u201ctaboo\u201d factor associated with this part of our muscles present in women and men.<\/span><\/p>\n

The functions of the pelvic floor often go unnoticed until the first problems appear. Hence the vital importance of preventing information from being used as our main weapon.<\/p>\n

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Pelvic floor muscles<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How does the pelvic floor work?<\/h2>\n

To know how the pelvic floor works, we must first know what we are referring to. There are those who think that when we talk about the pelvic floor we are referring to the lower part of the abdomen. Mistake! The pelvic floor comprises a series of muscles and ligaments attached to the base of the pelvis that close the lower part of the abdominal cavity<\/strong><\/b>. It does not work in isolation but requires the collaboration of the diaphragm, lumbar spine and abdominal cavity.<\/p>\n

Being a dynamic muscles<\/strong><\/b> The pelvic floor adapts to both our body changes and our movement. It is activated involuntarily when performing actions such as climbing the stairs at home, carrying groceries or making any type of effort, no matter how small.<\/p>\n

At a general level among the pelvic floor functions<\/strong> we find:<\/p>\n