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Restarting core work after birth

A graded return to trunk loading after birth, and why the six-week mark is not a starting gun.

Limited evidenceOutline3 sourcesUpdated 20 Sept 2026Medical review pending
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This article is planned but not written yet. What it will cover, and the sources already gathered for it, are below.

What this article will cover

Graded return to load. Note the cohort finding that early trunk muscle mass did not predict persistent pain: this is about capacity built over time, not about closing a gap.

Planned sections

  • Who this is for
  • Step by step
  • How to know it is working
  • Troubleshooting

Sources gathered for this page

  1. 1Risk factors for persistent postpartum low back and pelvic pain: a prospective cohort study focusing on trunk muscle mass, delivery mode, and prepregnancy physical activityCohort · 2026
  2. 2Effect of Pilates exercises on diastasis recti abdominis in postpartum women (trial registration)Trial registration · 2024
  3. 3Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directionsReview · 2018

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