What’s That in my Knickers?

Clare Bourne is a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist specialising in caring for women during and after pregnancy. She has worked in the field for 7 years with extensive NHS experience and has now moved into private practice. She is also a mother of 2 and has therefore learnt first hand the physical challenge of pregnancy and motherhood.

Through her work, she is aware of how alone women can feel in during pregnancy and the postnatal period and how they can be unsure where to get help for symptoms that are often embarrassing and difficult to talk about. She loves to support and provide rehabilitation during and after pregnancy, helping women to achieve their goals whatever their birth experience. She provides postnatal checks for women at 6 weeks, which is a comprehensive physical assessment with tailored advice to guide return to exercise. Clare is a trained pre-and postnatal Pilates instructor and uses this extensively within her practice and values the huge benefits of Pilates in pregnancy and beyond.