Recovery of puborectalis muscle after vaginal delivery: an ...

Matrescence. ‘The process of becoming a mother, which anthropologists call “matrescence,” has been largely unexplored in the medical community,’ Sacks writes. ‘Instead of focusing on the woman’s identity transition, more research is focused on how the baby turns out. But a woman’s story, in addition to how her psychology impacts her parenting, is i

The pubic symphysis is composed of strong ligaments which hold the pubic rami together but which soften during pregnancy due to hormones and which separate slightly to allow for the passage of the baby from the pelvis.