


Obstetric and gynecologic physiotherapy is a subspecialty in physiotherapy concerned with promotion of health throughout the child-bearing period, and helps the mother to adjust advantageously to the physical and psychologic changes of pregnancy and the post-natal period, so that the stresses of child-bearing are minimized. Physiotherapists specializing in obstetrics and gynecology require a mature blend of attributes, enabling women to disclose confidently what may be some of the most intimate and personal details of their lives. The role of the physiotherapist in obstetrics and gynecology involves pregnancy, labor, and the puerperium, and the preoperative and postoperative periods