The present study aimed to evaluate effectiveness of practicing pelvic and abdominal muscles exercises on early postpartum recovery. Setting: the postpartum unit at Benha University Hospital. Design: An intervention (quasi-experimental) study design was used. Sample: simple random sample included size of 101 women divided into 52women study (intervention) group & 49 women as control groups. Tools of data collection: two tools were used as: (1) Interviewing questionnaire included demographic and obstetrics data, (2) Observation checklist for evaluating effect of postpartum exercises on pelvic and abdominal muscle strength. - A supportive instructional pamphlet about postpartum exercises and activities that helping in early postpartum recovery. Result: statistically significant differences between the two groups (study & control group), p