As a childbirth educator and physician assistant, I would like to add that while the collagen link is unrefutable in its' tie to POP and hernias, another HUGE factor in POP in relation to pregnancy and childbirth is how the birth process progresses. Women who give birth in the lithotomy position (on their back, feet up in stirrups) are MUCH more likely to suffer the type of vaginal damage that may eventually lead to POP. Alternately, birthing in an upright position (squatting or kneeling) or in a hands and knees position tends to ease the baby down and through the birth canal more gradually--reducing chances of damage the lithotomy position is known for.
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As a childbirth educator and physician assistant, I would like to add that while the collagen link is unrefutable in its' tie to POP and hernias, another HUGE factor in POP in relation to pregnancy and childbirth is how the birth process progresses. Women who give birth in the lithotomy position (on their back, feet up in stirrups) are MUCH more likely to suffer the type of vaginal damage that may eventually lead to POP. Alternately, birthing in an upright position (squatting or kneeling) or in a hands and knees position tends to ease the baby down and through the birth canal more gradually--reducing chances of damage the lithotomy position is known for.
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