U.K. rolls out national pelvic health service

The service will provide better aftercare and support to women who went through a traumatic birth and pregnant women will be better equipped with the information the need as part of their routine antenatal care. Roughly one in three women in the U.K. experience urinary incontinence three months after pregnancy and around one in seven experience anal incontinence six months after birth. One in 12 women report symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse. These issues can affect women’s ability to work, their sexual and social relationships and their mental health.