The number of OT’s providing perinatal care is on the rise. 

Which is exciting…and necessary. 

There remain so many gaps in the care of new and expecting moms, among which is treating incontinence.  

As we’ll see in our featured journal article,  a staggering percentage of women experience incontinence postnatally, despite the known effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training as a treatment. The article specifically explores the cost effectiveness of different models of pelvic floor therapy. 

The main takeaway?

It is more efficient to offer services to prevent incontinence during pregnancy than to provide treatment services to manage incontinence postnatally—and that group-based treatment can be a cost-effective way to do it.
After we break down the article, we’re excited to explore all of this further with pelvic floor occupational therapist, Kyrsten Spurrier, owner of the Perinatal Pelvis. This episode will be hosted by Carlin Reaume of Supported Mama.

In order to earn credit for this course, you must take the test within the OT Potential Club.

You can find more details on this course here:
https://otpotential.com/ceu-podcast-courses/perinatal-pelvic-floor-therapy

Learn more about our guests:
https://otpotential.com/occupational-therapy-directory/kyrsten-spurrier
https://www.theperinatalpelvis.com/
https://otpotential.com/occupational-therapy-directory/carlin-reaume
https://www.supportedmama.com/

Additional mentions in this episode:
https://otpotential.com/blog/pelvic-health-occupational-therapy
https://www.lifted-lotus.com/

Here's the primary research we are discussing:
Group-based pelvic floor muscle training for all women during pregnancy is more cost-effective than postnatal training for women with urinary incontinence: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a systematic review

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