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Mrs. Cody is 36 weeks pregnant. She tells the examiner she feels like her stomach muscle is splitting. A light protrusion of the abdomen midline is observed. This is recognized as:

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diastasis recti

while the uterus grows the abdominal muscles starts to stretch leaving a space most likely to experience this if you are over the age of 35 or pregnant with multiples
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