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The Role of SuppoRT G aRmenTS foR The ChanGinG
phySioloGy of The pReGnanT and poSTpaRTum Body
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ExECutivE Summary
L abor anD birth trauma
deSiGn VeRoniQue 1
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c tr t. atg t qt rrctv t cr cts
t rv, t rr cs s g, rtt, rt cr,
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rcvr t br s s xct t cr bt r rs r c t
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grt bt r t t srt rv b strt srt grt
atr br vr, w cs trs trsts wt r strt
b.
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b Csr sct tc tgts t r sg b t tr, t
ct r tr rgs gr b strctr, r t st rt, r
tr r tr rgc stt. oc w tbzs t sts r
r sst, s w b sk t bg vg r. T trst r g
st b t wkg c b crb r w w s rg
Csr brt. nt w t cs r b , bt t sst stg rgs b crtb.
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Figure 1Cesarean Delivery
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deSiGn VeRoniQue 2
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tr c b . Sk s 2 rs, rct bw t tr
c t rs t rs. W t rs (tr r sk) s
g, t rs rcs sk cs tt c rst rs scr tss. prssr
tr c rvt t vrrct sk cs, rcg t ssbt
ttrctv rs scrrg.
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a w s rcvs b br r t st t tr
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rcrtg t st. a w br c rv jstb srt
rtct t csr cs rg t rst w s rcvr. hwvr, c
t t strt swg bgs t sbs, strt b srt
grt c rv cstt csstt 360 gr rssr t ssst kg
t cs stb.
W vg t st tr Csr brt r crg t v tg
tg vr 10 s t ctvt t rc cssr tr t t
cs st. msc tss rt t cs, wc ws srt t w
r t bb’s brt, w tk svr wks t . W br s g cc
r w rg r st st, b grt rvs srr srt
stbzt. a b grt rtcts t cs r, ks t b t
tr s t cs t rc t svrt scrrg, rvs gt
crss t tgt cct.
a strt b grt tt scc rsss t s w w s
rg Csr brt rs srt t t tr trs, b w,
sssts cs g. frtrr, b grt stbzs t vc r
srts t s, gvg w grtr b stbt cc tt s
c cr r r c s s trsts bck t r .
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Figure 2Cesarean Incision
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deSiGn VeRoniQue 3
vgl Dele
W w gv brt vg c tr rt st cgs t
w w gv brt b Csr Sct. drg rgc, br, brt, t
sss bs, wr t rgt t ss t s t r t vg r
srts t vrg grs wt t tt g ssg c r t trs
trg t brt c. pstrt, s w c sr gr tr, br
srt t sss bs rstg vc gr .
p t vc gr, wr bck, bttcks, s, ks, ks s b
cs b vrt strt sgt sss t vc r. drg
rgc brt, w’s vc r srt sst rs s strss
lgt bs tt tgt ctr t r vts t vs r s
b rs scrt rg rgc t b’s ctr grvt sts, wc
c cs gr b stbt wkss.
dg r strgt str gt pr-rgc, w’s b xrc cts rgg t b gt. prr g
w’s vc strctr srs tt r tr rg sst s rtct
srt. i w’s vs bcs sg r vc r strgt s
crs, t ssv xrt rg br brt, tr s ssbt
tt r tr rg srt c b crs. i ts scr ccrs,
w sr vrg grs rr r c ctc, ,
rc v sct.
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a srt grt c r grtr stbt t w’s b tr vg vr
T grt cts t rtrct t b b rwg strtc scs rvg
strctr t t trs, sbsqt rcg str gts jts t
wr bck, vs, bttcks. Rcg strss ts rs cs t b’s
bt t rtr t ts r-rgc gt s. at, grt
c r srt t t b w s t scs rtrct t tr r-rgc
st.
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Figure 3
Symphysis Pubis Figure 4Vaginal Delivery
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drg rgc, t b rs trs bcc cgs tt ct t
scskt sst. T gr t wc ts scskt cgs ccr s bs
c w’s q b strctr s, gtc rsst, st ccs
pstrt, t scskt sst c tk t 12 ts t rtr t ts r stt.
muSCuLoSkELEtaL SyStEm
deSiGn VeRoniQue 4
as t ts grws t trs xs wr t t b cvt
rs scrt rg rgc cg strg, rgstr, rxs b scs, t vc strctr, srtg gts jts
T strctr cgs tt ccr s rst r scrt t w tr
st c:
adl Wll Eps, adl Sep (Dsss rec), d
og repsg
T grwg ts c strtc t rcts bs, scs tt r vrtc
tr s t b, s c s 50 rct. T scs t rcts
bs r j b rrw brs str tt ts s t strtcs. it s vt tt
ts scs rtr t tr r-rgc ct t rtct tr rgs
rr srt t trs.
i s css, t rcts bs s t rtr t ts r-rgc stg
ct kw s dstts Rct. dstts Rct rqrs trtt b
sc.
i t t twr xs t rt t b tt cts t rcts
bs scs, t grwg ts ss wr w’s rg sst
as t ts cs t r r b, t rg sst bcs cr
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Figure 5
Rectus Abdominus, 40 Weeks Pregnant
Figure 6
Organ Repositioning
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deSiGn VeRoniQue 5
Ge beefs
a srt grt c ssst t rcss rtrg t rcts bs scs
t tr r-rgc stt b rvg strctr t t trs gt crss
t t b w. at, s st cstr rgs rtr t tr
r-rgc cts, t wrr strt srt grt w
c r ct r b vts.
Spe d Pse relgepstr gt s grt ct s bb grws rgr t wb. T vs
ts rwr t ctrbc t bb’s wgt, wc css t bc bs
tb t v bckwr, crsg t rc t wr s crtg
rtc str. T r s sts rss t ts strctr cg
b crsg ts crvtr, wc rs t srs rwr, css t cst
wr, ss t rwr, crtg ktc str. T cbt
t ktc/rtc str rsts t cssc “S” s s rgt
w s rct rst stg ctr grvt.
Ts stg w’s ctr grvt s strctr c t
ssct wt strbc t rvs sst. acg, wkss, bss
t b r sts rvs sst srt.
Ge beefs
pstrt, srt grt c ssst rtrg t s t ts tr
r-rgc gt b rvg srt t t trk br r trb
crgg rr str t wrr. prr str gts t s
sssts t rtr t b’s ctr grvt t ts r-rgc st. a
strt srt grt s rvs t wrr wt g cc
c rc bck ssct wt r str.
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Figure 7Spinal Alignment, Pre-Pregnancy
Figure 8Spinal Alignment, 40 Weeks Pregnant
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deSiGn VeRoniQue 6
Pelc Fl rel
T vc r s ssb t st ct b strctr rg rgc. i
t b, t vc r rvs bc, strctr stbzt, vt
rg srt. T vc r ks t bs t cr sc sst
ttcg t t b sc gr t scrc jts. drg rgc
rs cs gts t strtc, sg t vc r strctr. Ts tr
rgt t b’s cr strctr, wc c trggr gt stss, ws
t vc bs t r t bb’s brt.
pstrt, rs scrt rg rgc, wc r rssb r t
sg gts jts, rsst t b r 3 t 5 ts. as rst
t vc r rs s stb. Bcs t vc r cts s t
srt sst r t wr tst, c, br, ts vt rgs bss srt r w ts t strt. Ts ck rg sr
s t rr rs w w sr ctc w cgg, szg, r
gg tr gvg brt.
Ge beefs
a srt grt c r grtr stbt t t vc r, strt. T
grt cts t rtrct t b wr trb rcg str gts jts
tt srt t vc r. Rcg strss rvg srt t t vc
r rsts rv bc cs t b’s bt t rtr t tsr-rgc gt s trb rtrg vt rg srt.
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Figure 9 Muscles of the Outer Core
Figure 10 Pelvic Floor Supports Vital Organs
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brEaStS
T sgc cgs st c rss b srt grts rg rgc
rsg r cgs tt ccr t t brsts, wc c rtc sz ctts
ctt.
deSiGn VeRoniQue 7
bes Sze Flcs
hr cgs ssct wt rgc cs r tcb cgs t
w’s brsts. estrg, rgstr, crs b w t t brsts
srts t xs gr tss b vsss, t ctvt
ctt cts t sst vt brstg. Ts cgs cs t brsts t
rg t 2 c szs, rt , tr.
Lc
ar t 8t wk rgc, t ttr g bgs t scrt rct,
t rs rssb r k rct. d t rs ctt
rs rg rgc, s w w tr brsts bg t k
cstr, trt rc t r wbr bb. S tr t bb s
br, w’s b w trst r rcg cstr t rcg brst
k. drg t st rgc strt, w t rr
r xct xrss r tr brsts ssb ssct wt
grgt.
a cct ssct wt ctt rsg s stts. mstts s
ct t brst cs, s css, b t rg t brst t c
g r b wrg tgt ttg br, wc rstrct k w. Ts ct
css -k sts rqrs trtt b ctr.
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Figure 11 Breast, Pre-Pregnancy
Figure 12 Breast, 40 Weeks Pregnant
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ConCLuSion
deSiGn VeRoniQue 8
Ge beefs
a srtv br wt w r bst b sr strs c z
scrt bck ssct wt rgr, vr brsts. Wrss c sr
crgs rr crct rts t k w. prr crct
rcs t ccs cgg k cts tt c t stts. St, sss
brtb ctt cs vt tcg ssct wt tr, sw sk.
ajstb csrs s-jstg cs sr rr t rg brst sz
ctts ssct wt grgt, cct rsg s t bsrbxct xrss.
T cgg sg t rgt strt b s rst, s
css, sgct cgs t w trs. mscskt r cgs
ct r vr b sst. pstrt cr s tc t t sg w
ctr vst. Cr w t srt r tr bs rg ts
ts trsts. a trt r strt srt grt c rv
stbt grt bt w’s sc t w bg rg rtrst t tr.
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Figure 1340 Weeks Pregnant, Full Term
Figure 14 Postpartum, 6 Weeks