Women's Health Physiotherapy was founded from the clinical area of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and is the care of women in relation to childbirth, both antenatally and postnatally, including the teaching of antenatal classes, in the treatment of incontinence, and in the care of women undergoing gynaecological surgery.

Physiotherapy is a degree-based healthcare profession. Physios use their knowledge and skills to improve a range of conditions associated with different systems of the body, such as: Neurological (stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's)

Obstetric and gynaecologic physiotherapy is a subspecialty in physiotherapy concerned with promotion of health throughout the child-bearing period, and helps the mother to adjust advantageously to the physical and psychological changes of pregnancy and the post-natal period, so that the stresses of child-bearing are minimized.

Physiotherapists specializing in obstetrics and gynecology require a mature blend of attributes, enabling women to disclose confidently what may be some of the most intimate and personal details of their lives. The role of the physiotherapist in obstetrics and gynecology involves pregnancy, labor, and the puerperium, and the preoperative and postoperative periods. However, the extent of utilization of physiotherapy services by obstetricians and gynecologists will depend on their knowledge and attitude towards physiotherapists. Physiotherapy in Nigeria operates on a referral system, so utilization depends on the attitudes of physicians towards physiotherapy. Physiotherapists in Nigeria hold a bachelor’s degree, and some also have a master’s degree or doctoral qualifications.

Utilization of individual professional skills depends on cooperation between health team members and the extent to which they value the knowledge of other team members in discharging their services to the patient, who is the main focus of the team.3 Therefore, there is a need for interdisciplinary cooperation between health care professionals, including obstetricians, gynecologists, midwives, physiotherapists, medical laboratory scientists, and social workers

"Several studies have been carried out to assess the awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and utilization of physiotherapy services in various medical conditions.3,6,7 Inclusion of physiotherapy services in obstetrics and gynecology is pivotal to the delivery of an optimal health care service. However, in Nigeria, there is limited information concerning the attitudes of obstetricians and gynecologists towards the involvement of physiotherapists in the management of patients with obstetric and gynecologic conditions as well as factors affecting their utilization of these services.