Mid-trimester serum relaxin concentrations and post-partum pelvic floor dysfunction

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1315-1321

  Harvey, Marie Andrée ^a   Johnston, Shawna L ^a   Davies, Gregory A L ^b  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Pelvic floor; Relaxin; Stress; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

RELAXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; STRESS INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RELAXIN; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 57449087291     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802460321     Document Type: Article

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