Today marks International Day of The Midwife where the efforts of midwives globally are recognised for the care they provide to mothers and newborns. This year’s event has the theme, follow the data: Invest in midwives.
The theme is in line with the launch of the 2021 State of the World's Midwifery Report, co-led by The United Nations Population Fund, The World Health Organisation and The International Confederation of Midwives. The report is packed full of the most current data and evidence on the impact of midwives on maternal and newborn health outcomes and the return on investment of midwives.
Kegel exercises are fabulous for strengthening and tightening the pelvic floor, but only if you actually remember to do them! Marrying up doing your kegel exercises with something else you already do every day is the ideal way to ensure you keep on track with doing your daily kegels.
Vaginal atrophy is the thinning and drying of the vaginal walls which can lead to pain and inflammation. Atrophy occurs when the amount of estrogen in the body drops, usually after the menopause. Vaginal atrophy can cause masses of discomfort for those who suffer with it, not to mention the psychological effects of the condition too
We wanted to use today's blog to go back to basics and talk about the pelvic floor, kegel exercises andhow the Secret Whispers Kegel Weights could change your life.If you’ve been on the fence about investing in yourself with a set of our kegel weights, then this is the blog for you, so sit back and read on about (almost) everything you want to know about your pelvic floor and kegels.
Coronary heart disease (the main cause of heart attacks) is the single biggest killer of women worldwide. In the UK alone coronary heart disease kills more than twice as many as breast cancer, but despite this, heart disease and heart attacks are always thought of to be a man's disease. We all know the scene from TV and film of a middle aged man clutching his chest in pain and slumping to the floor, but why is it never a woman?
Sometimes I laugh so hard the tears run down my leg Today marks World Health Day which has been celebrated every year since 1950. The World Health Organisation are the hosts and sponsors of this yearly event which aims to bring awareness to global health issues. Here at Secret Whispers, we want to bring awareness to a health issue that’s close to our and many others hearts, urinary incontinence.
The “enviro-menstrual” impact - the increasing stress that sanitary wear is having on the environment.
Here at Secret Whispers we are setting our focus on all things;females, periods, & menstrual cupsthis month.
It’s Stress Awareness Month in April. “Stress” can be interpreted in many different ways, and we could certainly advocate a few. However, the area of stress we would like to highlight is the stress that our everyday essential period products (that we don't think twice about), are having on our environment!
Transgender people are much more likely to experience violence than cisgender people (cisgender means your gender identity is the same as the sex you had at birth). One study found that on average trans people experienced 4 times more violence than cisgender people. Another study based here in the UK found that 4 out of 5 trans people have experienced a hate crime between 2019 and 2020 and half of trans people have experienced an attack in the street. 70% of the people in this same study said this transphobia has been detrimental to their mental health and more than half had contemplated suicide.
Yes, you heard it right! Water can help reduce bladder leaks!
It may sound like a paradox but staying hydrated is even more important for women that suffer bladder leaks.
There is nothing purer than water and your body craves it to flush out excess bacteria and acids. If you are dehydrated, urine can become concentrated and irritate your bladder. Furthermore, having an insufficient level of fluid can impact your bowel too.
March 16th marked Lips Appreciation Day where we celebrate our lips and how they are individual to all of us and our smiles. Here at Secret Whispers we think there’s another set of lips that needs some appreciation, and we are crowing the 24th of March as #Ladylipsappreciationday. Let’s give our labia some love.
