The Female Pelvis: Anatomy & Exercises

I ordered because I went to a workshop with Jennifer Mercier, dr. and midwife and we were asked to buy this book. I like it because it has a very easy understanding language and it has very good illustrations. It has lot of exercises which make it very usefull in praxsis.

My wife love it

Brilliant book with lovley pictures and diagrams very easy to use

No issues

I have never found a more comprehensive & instructive book on this subject, which manages to be absolutely authoritative but remains both sensitive & readable. I 'put mothers back together' for a living, & this book is an invaluable reference in my work.

Very useful for female health specialists like me who specialised in prenatal and postnatal pilates. However, I'm giving it only 3 stars for not being carefully edited and containing many small errors that make the book in the end hard to use as a reference manual. It's a shame because it could have been the best book on the female pelvis if only they invested the time and energy to proof-read it properly and make sure everything made sense. Maybe that will be done for the next edition.

This book is my handbook on pelvic floor information and exercises that help you become aware of all the complex muscles. The first one I have read that tries to clear the fog and does not lump all muscle action into a "kegel." It clearly distinguishes surface muscle movements from deeper muscle movements, as well as separating pelvic floor muscle control from abs and glutes. The concept is getting you to visualize the areas first in order to get a picture in your mind before trying to activate the muscles. It works a lot better that way. I am still working on it and wish there was a way to talk with someone directly for feedback. My physical therapist has agreed with most of what I have asked about from this book.

I should probably have known more about my pelvis than I did before (and after) I had a baby, but I know a LOT now, because of this book. This was the perfect accompaniment to seeing a pelvic floor physio (who recommended it). It helped me visualize/see what I was trying to do and what muscle groups, etc., I was trying to work with. I wish I had known all of this sooner, but now is the time.

Its ok

I am a physiotherapist and I specialize in pelvic floor dysfunction. I found this book to be very informative and descriptive. It covers all areas of the pelvic floor and the associated muscles. It is well written and easy to understand.

This book is most useful for providers who care for pregnant women, and for pregnant women who want to improve their obstetric outcomes. The content is not known by the vast majority of US midwives or OB providers, so a pregnant woman who is interested in this subject will have to do some hard study! The pelvic bones are fused, but there is some flexibility at the ligaments that join the bones, and that flexibility increases in pregnancy. By moving into certain positions, the passageway for the fetus to be born can be stretched a bit, increasing the odds of vaginal birth. The combination of appropriate weight gain in pregnancy (to grow the right size of baby), walking in pregnancy and at delivery (to encourage the fetal head to engage in the most favorable position) and movement of the pelvis at delivery can help to improve the process of birth, and perhaps lower our C-section rate.