More than half of women who give birth experience a condition called diastasis recti, yet many have never heard its name. This separation of abdominal muscles during pregnancy affects physical ...

It’s normal for pregnant women to experience separation of the parallel muscle band of the anterior mid-abdominal wall known as diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) — about two thirds of mothers-to-be do.

Pregnancy can considerably impact your pelvic floor. This is the group of muscles and ligaments that support your bladder, uterus and bowel. When you consider the weight of your bub bearing down on ...