'Bear the pain'

Pregnant women with SPD are forced to suffer. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Today's top story How Pregnant Indian Women Are Expected To Live With The Terrible Pain Of SPD There are very few cases of symphisis pubis dysfuction reported in India every year; as a consequence there is little awareness about the condition. Yet, when HuffPost India posted about the symptoms on various birth networks across Facebook, nearly a dozen women commented on this correspondent’s post, describing the debilitating pain they had suffered due to SPD, how the diagnosis was mostly always delayed, or took place long after birth when the pain refused to subside. ‌ What emerged was a culture in which physical symptoms of women’s pain are frequently dismissed and disbelieved — often by other women and doctors — because they were unable to find the right words to describe their own condition. Physiotherapists told HuffPost India that several factors have contributed to the growing emergence of SPD among women: predictably, changing lifestyles have meant that some women’s bodies have a harder time with pregnancy and childbirth — but since women have lesser independent discretionary income compared to men, their pain matters less. Read More In more news... Celebrating Violence After Telangana Encounter: How Did We Get Here? 7 Classic Christmas Movies That Are Way Better Than Netflix Originals Before you go... How Perumal Murugan's Amma Came To Accept His Obsession With Books What It's Like To Have Darker Skin In A Culture That Tells Me It’s ‘Ugly’ Why Your Ponytail Gives You A Headache New to this email? You can sign up here. ‌ You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard. ‌ ©2019 HuffPost lndia | Level 3B, DLF Centre, Sansad Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110001, India You are recieving this email becuase you signed up for updates from HuffPost India.  ‌ Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe