Pregnancy is a wonderful thing. A woman is bringing new life into the world! But it's not easy on the body. After all, a little human growing up to 8 or 10 pounds is in the womb. A woman's body needs to change to accommodate this. As the uterus expands to accommodate the baby, the abdominal muscles stretch and sometimes separate. The separation of the abdominal muscles, or abs, is a condition called diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA) or "diastasis recti". More severe cases of d