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Mar 19

Don't be a Daphne!

All right, unlike the female characters in the Bridgerton Netflix series, you know where babies come from. But most women are woefully...

Jul 29, 2020

Pelvic Floor Gadgets Review

Note: The views in this post are mine, not sponsored by any company and are free from advertising. This is not an advice on which gadgets...

Jun 26, 2020

Do Pelvic Floor Gadgets Work?

For a year, I ran free weekly drop-in sessions on pelvic health, in my living room. The display of various pelvic floor gadgets was...

Jun 18, 2020

Group B Strep Test in Pregnancy

In 2014, when I was pregnant with my first son, I had no idea about the Group B Strep (GBS) screening, until a friend told me about it....

Apr 16, 2020

Childbirth: Quick facts for the UK

Below you will find statistics (as of April 2020) for the most common issues women in the UK experience after childbirth. The purpose of...

Aug 10, 2019

All you need to know about pelvic floor in eight short videos

In this exclusive interview to Anya Smirnova, Amanda Savage covers all the key topics on female pelvic health, focusing on pregnancy and...

Dec 11, 2018

8/8 - Struggling with the exercises? Learn a trick to connect with your pelvic floor muscles.

Struggling with the exercises? Learn a trick to connect with your pelvic floor muscles.

Nov 11, 2018

7/8 - Pelvic floor exercises: how many and how often?

Pelvic floor exercises: how many and how often?

Oct 11, 2018

6/8 - How to start doing pelvic floor exercises at home?

How to start doing pelvic floor exercises at home?

Sep 11, 2018

5/8 - Why see a women’s health physio and what to expect?

Why see a women’s health physio and what to expect?

Aug 11, 2018

4/8 - What to do after giving birth?

What to do after giving birth?

Jul 11, 2018

3/8 - Advice to pregnant women

Advice to pregnant women

Jun 11, 2018

2/8 - Four things all women should do

Four things all women should do

May 11, 2018

1/8 - What is pelvic floor?

What is pelvic floor

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ANYA SMIRNOVA

Coach for Women in Law

Supporting women. Educating the profession.