The incidence of chronic back pain greater than two years following pregnancy has been reported between 5% to 21.1%. Persistent urinary incontinence rates 10 to 12 years after pregnancy range between 25% to 37.9%. Vaginal delivery is associated with a higher incidence of long term stress incontinence. The Australian female population is approximately 11m. With a 24% rate of childlessness up to 1.67m Australian women are suffering chronic back pain and 3.2m stress incontinence. Both these conditions negatively affect the quality of life and are usually under reported.