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Learning about incontinence

Incontinence is a common, but not normal, health issue that many women postpartum experience. Find out some facts about incontinence, and hear from other mothers’ about their experience of incontinence.

Women's voices: Incontinence

Incontinence: bias buster

Urinary Continence

Know the Science: Incontinence

Types of incontinence

Why and when Urinary Incontinence happens

See Also

SQUEEZY

THE PELVIC FLOOR: DISPELLING THE MYTHS

WAKING UP - LAUGHING WITHOUT LEAKING

WHAT IS INCONTINENCE?

WHITE CIRCLE

BLADDER AND BOWEL FOUNDATION

CARING FOR YOURSELF AFTER AN EPISIOTOMY OR TEAR DURING CHILDBIRTH

AVERY K, DONOVAN J, PETERS T, SHAW C, GOTOH M, & ABRAMS P. ICIQ: A BRIEF AND ROBUST MEASURE FOR EVALUATING THE SYMPTOMS AND IMPACT OF URINARY INCONTINENCE. NEUROUROL URODYN. 2004; 23(4):322-30

Research

  • Research Themes
    • Breastfeeding
    • Caesarean Birth
    • Child health and wellbeing
    • Childbirth related trauma
    • Domestic Violence
    • Labour Augmentation
    • Mental Health during pregnancy
    • PPI
    • Woman Centred Care
    • Womens organisations
  • Research Projects
    • Cost Action
      • About
      • Meet the team
      • Who we work with
        • Clinicians
        • Policymakers
        • Families
        • Researchers
      • Why this research
      • Courses
        • Trauma-Informed Care and Epigenetics
        • Epigenetics as a Lifelong Record of the Early-Life Environment
        • Birth Trauma from a life-span perspective
      • Research Outputs
      • Scientific Mission
      • Training Materials
    • REACH Deaf Services
    • MAMMI Study
      • Meet the Team
      • What do we do
        • The MAMMI Study
        • Data Sharing
        • 5 Year Follow-Up
        • MAMMI SIM
      • Get Involved
      • Participant Information
        • PIL & Consent Forms
        • MAMMI Surveys
      • Online Course
        • Women’s Health After Motherhood
          • Session 1
            • Perception of health after Motherhood
              • Women's Voices: What I wished I had known
              • Maternal Health Myths
              • Thrive not Survive
            • Physical Exercise & your Body Postpartum
              • Your Body Postpartum
              • Returning to Exercise
            • Reflections
          • Session 2
            • Learning about incontinence
              • Women's voices: Incontinence
              • Urinary incontinence
              • Incontinence: Bias Buster
            • Pelvic floor muscle exercises
              • Coached pelvic floor muscle exercise
              • Track your PFME progress
              • Building your pelvic floor muscle exercise habit
            • Reflections
          • Session 3
            • Speaking up about Your Health
              • Speak Up for Youself
              • Talking to a Healthcare Professional
            • Depression & Anxiety
              • Mental Wellbeing in Motherhood
              • Expectations of Motherhood
              • Postnatal Depression
              • Perinatal Anxiety & Creating a Wellness Plan
            • Reflections
          • Session 4
            • Relationships & Social Support
              • Your Spiral of Support
              • Support for Partners
            • Domestic Violence & Supports
            • Managing your Sexual Health
              • Starting conversations - Help your Partner to help You
              • What is Postpartum Sexual Health?
              • What did women say about Postpartum Sexual Health Issues?
            • Reflections
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