The birth brace is designed to help women endure pregnancy and the first months after pregnancy without pain in the spine and complications. It will be especially useful for expectant mothers who belong to the so-called orthopedic risk group. These are women who have:
- increased physiological bends of the spine – kyphosis and lordosis
- scoliosis of varying severity
- osteochondrosis of various manifestations
- underwent spinal surgery with blocking of one or more segments
In all these cases, natural increased mutual dislocations of the elements of the spine during pregnancy provoke various kinds of pathologies – from banal temporary pain to persistent neurological and discogenic diseases.
A birth brace that combines the functions of a corrective brace and a birth brace can avoid or significantly reduce pregnancy-related changes in the spine, see photo. Please note that the physical manifestations of a widespread maternity belt and a birth brace are fundamentally different, see the section “Spine and pregnancy”, despite the fact that the brace uses a typical maternity belt. On its own, a maternity belt is not able to perform even part of the functions of a birth brace.
The brace begins to be worn from about the 3rd month of pregnancy and continues to be worn for six months or a year in the postpartum period. The duration of wearing during the day should be as long as possible during the prenatal period. After giving birth, the brace is worn according to one’s own feelings of necessity, but practice has shown that this time is 6-9 hours. per day. A woman chooses a compromise between physical comfort in a brace and the need to perform routine tasks such as feeding a baby, etc. The brace is important not only as a means of preventing pain in the spine, but also as a remedy for the possible progression of scoliosis, deterioration of the cosmetic appearance of the back due to an increase in thoracic kyphosis, etc. It is useful to use it in the future — during increased loads on the spine when caring for a child, long walks with a child, etc.
