For patients

Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain: For Mothers-to-be and New Mothers. An excellent 13 page booklet created by the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women's Health (ACPWH) in the UK. It has research based advice and information. The labour and birth section has great information for any woman with pelvic instability during pregnancy. http://www.acpwh.org.uk/docs/ACPWH-PGP_Pat.pdf

Mind the Gap-Providing Information and advice to women, their families and carers affected by pelvic dysfunctions - Pelvic Dysfunction Information, provided by Angie Lambert, National Childbirth Trust UK Specialist Worker for SPD/DSP. This is a 20 page booklet (word document) with a lot of useful information including birthing positions.

For professionals

European Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of Pelvic Girdle Pain -  Concept version issued by the European Commission, Research Directorate-General, Department of Policy, Coordination and Strategy.  These are current European clinical guidelines and recommendations for health professionals on Pelvic Girdle Pain. It has been written by a working party of orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists and a clinical anatomist. It provides a thorough systematic review of evidence based literature. The document is 50 pages long (adobe) including a reference list of 200 journal articles. Important information for health professionals.

Standards of Care: Post-partum Symphysis Pubis Pain/Separation - The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation Services, Physical Therapy. This is an adobe document which has management guidelines for physiotherapists. Brigham and Women’s Hospital is located in Boston, United States and is the teaching hospital of the Harvard Medical School.

Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain:Guidance for Health Professionals. New Resources for Health Professionals with Pelvic Instability - by the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women's Health (UK). Including evidence-based management guidelines for health professionals, and lots of great information. http://www.acpwh.org.uk/docs/ACPWH-PGP_HP.pdf

References and further reading

• Depledge, J. McNair, P.J. Keal-Smith, C. Williams, M. (2005) Management of Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction During Pregnancy Using Exercise and Pelvic Support Belts  Physical Therapy 85 (12) · Dec 2005

• Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women's Health(ACPWH) (2007) Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain:Guidance for Health Professionals. Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women's Health, UK.

• Association of Chartered Physiotherapists  in Women's Health(ACPWH) (2007) Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain: For Mothers-to-be and New Mothers. Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women's Health, UK.

• Rost, C.M. (2007) Relieving pelvic pain during and after pregnancy: how women can heal chronic pelvic instability .California: Hunter House Publishers.

• Vleeming A, Albert H, Ostgaard HC, Stuge B, Sturesson B. (2004) European guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of Pelvic Girdle Pain. European Commission, Research Directorate-General, Department of Policy, Coordination and Strategy 2004.

• Wellock VK, Crichton, M.A. (2007) Understanding pregnant women's experiences of symphysis pubis dysfunction: the effect of pain. Evidence Based Midwifery, 5 (2): 40-6.

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