Postpartum Belly Binding

Belly binding is often used as an important part of postpartum recovery to help heal and restore the stomach. "Postpartum belly binding offers support to the abdominal muscles that have been stretched out during the pregnancy," said Jill Purdie, M.D., a board-certified OBGYN and medical director at Northside Women’s Specialists, part of Pediatrix® Medical Group. "It often makes moving around more comfortable in the early days after delivery, and an abdominal wrap or binder may offer the support they are initially lacking." You gain the most benefits from belly binding by starting in the immediate postpartum period. "Women can begin using abdominal binders about 24 hours after delivery with either a vaginal or cesarean birth," said Dr. Purdie.

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