They say that maintaining a healthy diet, getting lots of sleep and practicing breathing exercises can all make giving birth go a little smoother. And while that may be good advice, Alissa Mosca, 33, ...

More than half of women who give birth experience a condition called diastasis recti, yet many have never heard its name. This separation of abdominal muscles during pregnancy affects physical ...

Pregnancy does some pretty incredible things to your body, but for many women, it can also leave you feeling a little unfamiliar in your own skin afterward. One of the most common changes is diastasis ...

It’s normal for pregnant women to experience separation of the parallel muscle band of the anterior mid-abdominal wall known as diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) — about two thirds of mothers-to-be do.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Planks work your entire core, plus the thighs, arms and back. A strong core helps with posture, balance and stability, and can ...

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“Keeping the core engaged will help prevent the separation of the abs that a lot of woman experience during childbirth or at least make it easier to rebuild afterward,” she said. “Often, the ...