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5-"When things aren’t quite right down there"-Samanatha’s postpartum pelvic floor woes
Meet Dr. Samantha Benjamin-Allen, a badass birth warrior who discusses postpartum bladder leaks, sex, pelvic prolapse, and her journey to postpartum pelvic floor recovery.
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Website: http://www.freedomwellnessphysiatry.com
**Episode Notes**
Terms:
Induction: The process of starting labor with mechanical or chemical medications
Augmentation: The process of continuing labor with medications
Fetal Heart Rate Tracing: Monitoring of the baby’s heart rate.
Acceleration: When the fetal heart rate goes up indicating good oxygenation.
Deceleration: A drop in the fetal heart rate, which can indicate fetal head compression, umbilical cord compression, or a decrease in oxygenation.
APGAR score: The score Pediatricians assign the baby at minute 1, 5, and 10 minutes of life. The total score of 1 to 10 and the higher the score, the better the baby is doing, with 7, 8, and 9 being normal scores.
TOLAC: Trail of Labor after Cesarean Section.
VBAC: Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Section.
Uterine rupture: When the muscle of the uterus opens. A medical emergency that requires immediate delivery of the baby.
NICU: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Where the baby has to go at times to help with issues such as supplemental oxygen or treatment for infection.
Pelvic Floor Therapy: Physical therapist trained to evaluate and treat issues that involve the pelvis, such as pelvic pain, pain with intercourse, or leaking urine.
Pelvic Floor muscle: The muscles of the pelvis that support the body. Can be affected by a pregnancy, traumatic birth, weight gain, chronic cough, etc.
Kegels: Exercise used to contract your pelvic floor. Think: about holding your pee when you go to the bathroom. Same muscles.
Electromyography: Study of the electrical activities of the muscles to access muscle and nerve health.
Baby blues: Changes in mood that occur as a result of the loss of hormones experienced after birth. Occur in the first days after birth up to 14 days.
Dyspareunia: Pain with intercourse. This can be due to vaginal dryness, pelvic floor muscle tightness, scar tissue, etc.
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By Dr. Ijeoma Bello and Dr. Kimeshia ThomasMeet Dr. Samantha Benjamin-Allen, a badass birth warrior who discusses postpartum bladder leaks, sex, pelvic prolapse, and her journey to postpartum pelvic floor recovery.
Follow and tag us on Instagram: @thebirthsquad | Twitter: @_thebirthsquad
Use hashtags #thebirthsquad and #thebirthsquadpodcast
Want to get in contact with Dr. Samantha Benjamin-Allen?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freedomwellnessdoc/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Freedom-Wellness-Physiatry/100085879912581/
Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-benjamin-allen-do-mba-3330122b
Website: http://www.freedomwellnessphysiatry.com
**Episode Notes**
Terms:
Induction: The process of starting labor with mechanical or chemical medications
Augmentation: The process of continuing labor with medications
Fetal Heart Rate Tracing: Monitoring of the baby’s heart rate.
Acceleration: When the fetal heart rate goes up indicating good oxygenation.
Deceleration: A drop in the fetal heart rate, which can indicate fetal head compression, umbilical cord compression, or a decrease in oxygenation.
APGAR score: The score Pediatricians assign the baby at minute 1, 5, and 10 minutes of life. The total score of 1 to 10 and the higher the score, the better the baby is doing, with 7, 8, and 9 being normal scores.
TOLAC: Trail of Labor after Cesarean Section.
VBAC: Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Section.
Uterine rupture: When the muscle of the uterus opens. A medical emergency that requires immediate delivery of the baby.
NICU: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Where the baby has to go at times to help with issues such as supplemental oxygen or treatment for infection.
Pelvic Floor Therapy: Physical therapist trained to evaluate and treat issues that involve the pelvis, such as pelvic pain, pain with intercourse, or leaking urine.
Pelvic Floor muscle: The muscles of the pelvis that support the body. Can be affected by a pregnancy, traumatic birth, weight gain, chronic cough, etc.
Kegels: Exercise used to contract your pelvic floor. Think: about holding your pee when you go to the bathroom. Same muscles.
Electromyography: Study of the electrical activities of the muscles to access muscle and nerve health.
Baby blues: Changes in mood that occur as a result of the loss of hormones experienced after birth. Occur in the first days after birth up to 14 days.
Dyspareunia: Pain with intercourse. This can be due to vaginal dryness, pelvic floor muscle tightness, scar tissue, etc.