What is it about?
Sacroiliac dysfunction is the most common cause of low back pain in pregnancy. This article outlines the causes, diagnosis and treatment of the condition. In addition, it is argued that midwives should play an active role in raising women's awareness of the condition, thus preventing its onset or reducing its most debilitating effects. The author focuses on the mental health and social issues which surround sacroiliac dysfunction and which affect women's experience of pregnancy and the puerperium. The article encourages midwives to adopt a proactive approach, which embraces preventive measures, and places this medical condition in the social and family context of the client.
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Why is it important?
This article was written in 2003 and reflects the level of knowledge at the time
Perspectives
I wrote this after I had experienced this condition during my second pregnancy and found that my midwives had little knowledge of sacroiliac dysfunction
KATE REYNOLDS
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This page is a summary of: Sacroiliac dysfunction: a proactive approach, British Journal of Midwifery, July 2003, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2003.11.8.11672.
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