Prenatal MOT London (Pregnancy MOT) – Prenatal Physiotherapy Check-Up (Prenatal Physio Assessment): Your Essential Step for a Comfortable Pregnancy and Faster Postnatal Recovery.

What is a prenatal Mot (Pregnancy MOT) also Called Prenatal Physiotherapy check up?

A Prenatal MOT, also referred as a Pregnancy MOT, is a specialised prenatal physiotherapy check-up designed to fully assess and support your body as it adapts to the many physical and hormonal changes of pregnancy. Far more than a general health screening, this comprehensive assessment focuses on your posture, pelvic floor, abdominal muscles, core strength, back, Posture, lymphatic circulation (swollen legs) and joint mobility to help ensure you remain comfortable throughout your pregnancy and are well-prepared for labour and postnatal recovery.

Pregnancy often comes with discomforts, pelvic girdle pain (PGP), symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD), sciatica, rib pain, legs swelling, or lower back pain, but many of these can be relieved or even avoided when the body is supported correctly by the right prenatal physio or women’s health osteopath.

Whether you are planning a vaginal delivery or a C-section, the Prenatal MOT ( Pregnancy MOT) at Mummy’s Physio offers evidence-based guidance tailored to your individual needs. This personalised approach helps you understand how your body and pelvic floor are functioning during pregnancy and empowers you to actively prepare for birth. By identifying muscular imbalances, early signs of pelvic floor dysfunction, or strain in the spine and pelvis, the assessment helps reduce discomfort and supports long-term pelvic health and postnatal recovery. And by increasing your understanding and awareness of your pelvic floor (how to contract it or relax it), your labor, delivery and postnatal recovery will also be easier.

“Why fix your pain during pregnancy when we can prevent it before it arises?”
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Expert Prenatal Physio and Osteo Offering Prenatal MOT (Pregnancy MOT) in London Since 2008

When we opened in 2008, Mummy’s Physio was the first practice in London to offer Prenatal MOT (Pregnancy MOT) in the same way we do it in France. When pelvic health was still a taboo topic in the UK, we brought from France the most effective pelvic health techniques to help women experience the smoothest and least painful pregnancy possible, empowering them by helping them understand their pelvic muscles, breathing patterns, and body for an easier labour and postnatal recovery. We are now a team of international experts in prenatal and antenatal treatment. Our team is composed of highly trained pelvic health physiotherapists and pregnancy osteopaths, with between 5 to 20 years of experience and many years of post-diploma specialisation and continuous training.
We have successfully helped more than 10,000 pregnant women in London experience a smooth pregnancy, prevent common pregnancy conditions, make their labour easier, and speed up their postnatal recovery through our Pregnancy Physio Check up.

What’s Included in Your Pregnancy Physio Check-Up / Prenatal physio MOT

Our Prenatal MOT (Prenatal Physiotherapy Assessment) is a full-body check-up designed to support you through pregnancy, prepare you for birth, and help set the foundation for a smoother postnatal recovery.

• Postural & Joint Assessment
  Our women’s health physiotherapist will assess your posture, spine and joint alignment to see how your body is adapting to pregnancy. This helps spot any imbalances or areas of tension early on to be able to fix them before they become a condition.
• Pain Management & Treatment
  Our prenatal specialist will check if you’re experiencing pelvic girdle pain, hip pain, back or coccyx discomfort, She’ll identify the root causes and offer hands-on treatment to relieve it.
• Pelvic Floor Assessment (Internal & External)
  Our pelvic health physio or osteo will do a gentle internal and external check of your pelvic floor muscle after explaining you the process and asking your consent, in to know the state, strength and flexibility of your pelvic floor. Then she will teach you how to properly engage and relax the pelvic muscles which is crucial for an easier labour and post birth recovery. If there is any unbalance in the tone of you pelvic floor muscle our physiotherapist will teach you specific pelvic floor rehabilitation exercices or perineal massage.
• Preventing Birth Injuries
  By teaching you how to release tension and mobilise your pelvic floor, our women’s health physio will help reduce the risk of birth-related injuries like vaginal tear and the need of episiotomy or prolapse and incontinence.
• Birth Preparation
  Our prenatal physio or osteopath will talk you through labour positions, pain management options, breathing patner and how to manage your pelvic floor so you feel ready, more relax and understand what to do to facilitate your labour and delivery
• Perineal Massage
  Our prenatal expert will also show you how to safely perform a correct perineal massage to help reduce tearing and improving your recovery after birth.
• Abdominal Care & Diastasis Recti Prevention
  You’ll learn how to support your core and minimise abdominal separation as your baby grows. Our Women’s health physio will also guide you on how to protect and strengthen your tummy muscles throughout your pregnancy.
• Safe Pregnancy Exercise Advice
  We’ll go over what exercises are safe, what to avoid, and how to stay active and strong without risking injury or putting pressure on your pelvic floor during your pregnancy
• Postnatal Recovery Tips
  Our prenatal Mot Expert will give you some practical advices for the early days after birth that you can apply before your 6-week check. This includes how to manage swelling, toilet tips, constipation help, how to start reconnecting with your pelvic floor and some scar care advices if needed.
• Personalised Support
  Every mum and every pregnancy are different, so you will be able to discuss any personal concerns you may have. She will answer all your question before tailoring a pregnancy support program if needed whether physical, emotional, or birth-related.

List of conditions that our Prenatal physio specialist will check during your pregnancy MOT

During a Prenatal Physiotherapy Assessment, we check for specific conditions such as pelvic girdle pain (PGP), sacroiliac joint dysfunction, coccyx pain, lower back pain, sciatica, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, vaginismus (overactive pelvic floor), pelvic floor weakness, diastasis recti (abdominal separation), hip pain, gluteal tightness, thoracic stiffness, rib pain, constipation, breathing dysfunction and leg swelling or fluid retention (Lymphatic Drainage).

When Shall I do a Prenatal MOT or Pregnancy MOT?

A full prenatal assessment is usually done from your pregnancy’s second trimester but if you have concerns it can safely be done from the 12^th week of your pregnancy.

What is the Goal of a Prenatal MOT ? (pregnancy Check up)

The goal of a Prenatal MOT (Pregnancy Check-Up) is to prevent any common pregnancy related conditions from developing, rather than waiting to treat them once they become uncomfortable or limiting. It’s a proactive assessment designed to keep your body functioning well as it adapts to your pregnancy. A key focus is helping you becoming aware of your pelvic floor, learning how to both contract and relax it with ease so you’re better prepared for labour which helps reduce the risk of complications like incontinence or prolapse. We also look ahead to support your postnatal recovery, making sure your body is in the best possible condition before you give birth.

“Prevention is always better than cure, especially when it comes to your comfort, mobility, and confidence during and after pregnancy.”

Ready for a Smooth Pregnancy? Book Your Prenatal MOT – Pregnancy Physiotherapy Assessment in London

Book your Prenatal MOT, Pregnancy MOT or Prenatal Physiotherapy Check-Up in London with our experts at one of our clinics in Clapham, Belgravia, or Monument — or arrange a home visit by:

Calling us at 020 7125 0262  or  07824 553765

You can also send us a call back form on the right side of this page

Or Book your appointments easily with our secure online system.
(Note that Home visits must be booked by phone.)

Prenatal MOT in London & Pregnancy Physiotherapy in London Clapham, Belgravia & Monument

At Mummy’s Physio, we specialise in Prenatal MOT in London, Pregnancy MOT in London, and Prenatal Physiotherapy Check-Up London services. With clinics in Clapham, Belgravia, and Monument, as well as offering home visit prenatal MOT, you can access expert prenatal physiotherapy easily, anywhere in London

Prenatal Physio Assessment & Check-Ups in Clapham & South London

Our clinics in Clapham Common and Clapham South are ideally placed for pregnant women from Battersea, Brixton, Balham, Vauxhall, Stockwell, and Wandsworth. You can find us at 2 prestigious location : the Light centre Clapham and at the wellness room of Maison Abbeville on Abbeville road. Both practice are only a couple minutes’ walk from the tube station

Pregnancy MOT & Prenatal Physiotherapy Check-Up in Belgravia & West London

Located in Belgravia near Victoria Station, our clinic welcomes patients from Knightsbridge, Victoria, Pimlico, Battersea, Sloane Square, South Kensington, Gloucester Road, Earl’s Court, Mayfair, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park, Paddington, Bayswater, and Westbourne Grove. We provide expert Pregnancy MOT London services at the newly refurbished Light centre Belgravia on Eccleston street.

Prenatal MOT Physiotherapy Services in Monument & The City of London

Our Monument clinic is perfect for those living or working in the City and nearby areas such as Bank, London Bridge, St. Paul’s, Tower Hill, Moorgate, Borough, Liverpool Street, Aldgate, and Whitechapel. We provide Prenatal MOT London assessments 5 days a week and can arrange appointments during your work break of after your work

Home Visit Prenatal Physiotherapy Across Central & Greater London

If you already start feeling symptoms and have difficulties to come to one of our prenatal Clinics, or if you prefer to be seen in the comfort of your home, our specialised prenatal physiotherapists offer home visit prenatal MOT physiotherapy check up in Central London in the following areas Belgravia, Kensington High Street, Notting Hill, Hammersmith, Chelsea, Fitzrovia, Marylebone, Covent Garden, Soho, Westminster, Holborn, Islington, Shoreditch, Camden, Regent’s Park, St John’s Wood, Maida Vale, Elephant & Castle, Waterloo, Finsbury Park, Holloway Road, Angel, King’s Cross, Knightsbridge, Victoria, Pimlico, Sloane Square, South Kensington, Gloucester Road, Earl’s Court, Mayfair, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park, Paddington, Bayswater, and Westbourne Grove.

Note that your home visits Pregnancy Mot with our prenatal expert physiotherapy can only be booked over the phone.

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