Do women practise pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy or following delivery?

Physiotherapy

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 662-670

  Mason, Linda ^a   Glenn, Sheila ^a   Walton, Irene ^a   Hughes, Carol ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ante natal; Motivation; Pelvic floor muscle exercises; Post partum; Stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035215232     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)61112-1     Document Type: Article

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