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Domestic Violence: How to Support Yourself or a Friend

Every day in every corner of the globe women, are emotionally, physically, sexually and financially abused by those closest to them – their husbands, partners and boyfriends. According to Women’s …

Category: Health, How To, Wellbeing

Domestic violence, intimate partner violence and coercive control

Domestic violence or intimate partner violence is about maintaining control over a partner in an intimate relationship. It can involve physical abuse, but also emotional, sexual and financial abuse. It …

What did women say about postpartum sexual health issues?

In this video, Dr Deirdre O’Malley discusses her research findings on the strategies and solutions women developed to manage the sexual health issues they experienced after the birth of their …

Mental wellbeing in motherhood

Mental health refers to your overall psychological well-being. It includes how you feel about yourself and your relationships, and your ability to manage your emotions and deal with problems. How …

Support for partners

Becoming a mother is a profound and challenging experience involving physical, social, emotional, hormonal and psychological changes. We know that good support from a strong social network can help women …

Women’s voices: Social supports

After having your baby, much of your focus will be on adjusting to life with a new baby while continuing to manage other responsibilities, like caring for your other children, …

Talking to a healthcare professional

Talking to your doctor or healthcare professional about your mental or physical health can be difficult, especially if you are not used to talking about how you feel. Read through …

Women’s Health: Getting Support as a New Mother

As a new mother, even if you already have other children, you may be experiencing some physical symptoms for the first time in your life, or you may be feeling …

“Wanting to be a healthy woman doesn’t mean that my healthy baby is any less important.”

Speaking up for yourself, and seeking help for physical and mental health issues after birth can be difficult or embarrassing. Let’s hear from Moira and Yvonne, mothers from the MAMMI …

Building your Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise habit

Women from the MAMMI study told us that one of the main challenges with pelvic floor muscle exercises, was building a habit to do the exercises. Take a look at …

Next week: Mental health

We’ve now reached the end of Week 2. Thanks for all your comments and input into the course. Week 3 is all about your mental health after birth. You will …

Coached Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise

The pelvic floor muscles are important because they help you keep control over your bladder and bowel functions and to stay continent. In this step, we are going to coach …

Types of incontinence

Cinny describes the different types of incontinence in this video. Take a look at the PDF below for more detailed information. We have developed more videos on the topic of …

Know the science: Incontinence

In this video, Cinny looks at the science behind urinary incontinence.

Tip of the week: Doing PFMEs

Our tip this week comes from Maria, a woman in one of our MAMMI-related research studies. You can read a transcript of this audio in the Downloads section below. Maria …

Course: Women’s Health After Motherhood

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