Pelvic health physiotherapist Emma Brockwell chats to journalist Rosie Taylor about what science says about the best ways to return to running and high-impact exercise after pregnancy and birth. Emma, who is the author of the pregnancy and postnatal health guide Why Did No One Tell Me?, also reveals the things that most surprise almost every new mum she sees in her clinic - and why it's OK not to be perfect at doing your pelvic floor exercises.

You can follow Emma on Instagram: @physiomumuk, Facebook: @PhysioMum and Twitter: @emma_physiomum. For more information on returning to running, the guidelines are available on her website: www.physiomum.co.uk. You can also check out her podcast with Gráinne Donnelly, At Your Cervix.

If you're interested in booking an appointment with a women's health physio, you can request an NHS referral via your GP or search for a local private physio here.

Organisations that offer help and support with postnatal mental health issues include Pandas and Make Birth Better (for birth trauma).

On the Mother Bodies podcast, Rosie is on a mission to find out why postnatal health is still so overlooked and to uncover the biases and inequalities which mean women so often don’t get the care, support or treatment they need after having a baby. She speaks to fascinating guests about their personal stories of recovery after birth, how the politics of postnatal health affects us all - and the big ideas which could change mothers' lives for the better.

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