Do I Have to Wait Until I’m Done Having Kids to Do Something About My Urine Leakage?
You don’t have to wait until you’re done having children to treat urine leakage. From pelvic floor rehabilitation and incontinence pessaries to vaginal estrogen during breastfeeding and minimally invasive options like Bulkamid®, there are treatments designed to fit your life now—even if another pregnancy may be in your future.
Why Postpartum Care in America is Failing Women
Postpartum care in the U.S. has long been built around a surprisingly limited model: have a baby, go home, and come back around six weeks later.
One reason? The way maternity care is paid for. But that may be about to change.
Beginning in 2027, a major shift in obstetric billing could create new opportunities for more frequent, individualized, and multidisciplinary postpartum care—including better access to care for pelvic floor dysfunction, birth recovery, mental health, breastfeeding concerns, hypertension, and more.
Could changing how we pay for postpartum care finally help change how we care for mothers after birth?
Read more about why postpartum care in America looks the way it does—and why the future may look very different.
