In the postpartum period women face various health problems such as urinary incontinence, pain in the pelvic-lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine, associated with diastasis recti abdominis and pelvic floor muscles dysfunction. Diastasis recti abdominis is associated with weak pelvic floor muscles. In this master's thesis, we therefore wanted to investigate the level of awareness and knowledge of correct activation of mothers regarding the muscles of the pelvic floor and other muscles of the internal unit. The sample consisted of random volunteers, mothers, approximately six weeks postpartum, who did not give birth by caesarean section. The experimental group attended individual professional physical training three times a week for two months under the constant professional supervision of a kinesiologist. Differences were observed in the analysis of a special gynecological examination, physiotherapy examination, kinesiological examination, survey questionnaire and tests of movement abilities. We found that mothers do not reach the level of activity in accordance with the guidelines after giving birth. We confirmed the hypothesis that at the end of the experiment, the experimental group will be more aware and more physically active than the control group. We also confirmed better knowledge and execution of correct activation of the pelvic floor muscles and other muscles of the internal unit in the experimental group. We also confirmed the third hypothesis, that the experimental group will have fewer health problems and better results in motor skills tests. Through the experiment we have shown that it is necessary to encourage the cooperation of professionals in this field (gynecologist, physiotherapist and kinesiologist) in order to achieve a good physical and psychological state of mothers after childbirth. We presented that for the vulnerable group of mothers after childbirth, professional physical exercise, individually adapted to each individual, is important. Based on the results of the experiment, we conclude that it is necessary to raise the awareness of mothers about the importance of rehabilitation of the pelvic floor muscles after childbirth, and we provide suggestions for solutions.
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