POV: You Get Pregnant With Abs

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During pregnancy, the body undergoes significant physical and hormonal changes to accommodate a growing fetus. As the uterus expands, it places constant and increasing outward pressure against the abdominal wall. Simultaneously, the body releases hormones such as relaxin and estrogen, which are designed to soften connective tissues and joints to prepare the pelvis for childbirth. This softening effect directly targets the linea alba, the strong band of connective tissue running down the center of the abdomen that connects the two halves of the rectus abdominis muscles. As the softened linea alba stretches under the sustained pressure of the expanding uterus, it naturally thins out and widens. This structural yielding allows the left and right sides of the rectus abdominis to physically separate from each other, creating a gap down the midline of the stomach. This outward stretching is a normal physiological response necessary to create space for the baby. While the tissue often tightens back up after delivery, the lingering laxity in the stretched linea alba is what defines the condition known as diastasis recti.

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