Why so much Backache occurs during pregnancy Backache is a common issue experienced by almost all women sometime or other during pregnancy.

It can be caused by a variety of factors. Let’s look at the more important reasons:

1. The most important reason is the hormonal changes which occur during pregnancy. These hormonal changes occur in the body of a pregnant lady actually to relax her uterus so that there is enough space to accommodate the growing baby inside. But inadvertently they also cause relaxation of ligaments resulting in backache.


2. Also because the joints, muscles and ligaments are relaxed, the pregnant ladies tend to overstretch themselves, which again results in more backache.


3. As the pregnant ladies gain weight and the baby inside their womb grows, the center of gravity of their body shifts forward and the pregnant ladies tend to stand arching forward, resulting in backache.


4. Pregnant ladies who wear shoes with high heels accentuate the above forward arch, further increasing the pressure on their lower back.


5. Another very very important reason is the wrong posture of sitting, standing,lying, walking etc. Due to lack of this knowledge, the wrong postures adopted by the pregnant ladies result in a lot of aches and pains in their body including backache.