Postnatal Exercise Precautions [Diastasis Recti / Abdominal Separation]

Blog, Postnatal Yoga

Diastasis Recti is the separation of the Rectus Abdominis muscles (also known as the 6 pack muscles). It is very important that a postpartum woman not do any abdominal exercises until she has checked her rectus abdominis muscles for diastasis!
If she strengthens the muscles too much while they are separated they may not come back together effectively.