The 360 Mama Guide to C-Section Recovery

Have you recently had a c-section?
Are you struggling with recovery - but want to come back stronger?
Looking for advice on your scar, your pelvic floor health, or a return to exercise?

The 360 Mama Guide to C-Section Recovery gives everything you need to fully heal from your c-section, answering all your questions and offering practical, expert-led advice at a time when you may feel lost or unsupported.

Written by the hugely successful 360 Mama postnatal recovery team, this expert-led book leaves nothing out. From how to prepare for a c-section, to strategies you can put in place from the earliest moments to support the healing process, to guidance on wound care and scar massage, there is practical guidance for every new mama. You will find exercises to strengthen and rehabilitate your core, improve any overhang, and help you return to full physical activity. Featuring real-life birth stories and experiences, as well as advice on coping with birth trauma and managing your mental health post-birth, this empowering guide will help you to reclaim the narrative and to fully enjoy motherhood.

The 360 Mama are Emma and Hannah, postpartum experts who are passionate about improving the lives of mothers after pregnancy and birth. Emma has been practicing as a Chartered Physiotherapist for 14 years, with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy and MSc in Sports & Exercise Medicine. Her further interest in rehabilitation and exercise led her to qualify as a Pilates Instructor with the Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates Institute, and later go on to specialize in Pre and Postnatal Pilates training. She is also a member of the Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynecological Physiotherapy professional group.

Hannah qualified with a BTEC level 5 in sports and remedial massage in 2013. Passionate about women’s health she furthered her training in Pregnancy and Postnatal Massage and Abdominal Scar Massage, Scar work with the UK leading scar massage therapist and in Oncology Massage. She is also qualified in medical acupuncture. Hannah is a member of both the Complementary Health Professionals Association and a gold member of the Sports Massage Association.