Pelvic Muscle Strength After Childbirth
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Women's pelvic floor muscle strength and urinary and anal incontinence after childbirth: a cross-sectional study.
OBJECTIVE To analyse pelvic floor muscle strength (PFMS) and urinary and anal incontinence (UI and AI) in the postpartum period. METHOD Cross-sectional study carried out with women in their first seven months after child birth. Data were collected through interviews, perineometry (Peritron™), and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF). RESULTS 128 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Obstetrics & Gynecology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0029-7844
DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e318265de39