Impact of delivery mode on electromyographic activity of pelvic floor: Comparative prospective study

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1258-1261

  Botelho, Simone ^a,b   Riccetto, Cássio ^b   Herrmann, Viviane ^b   Pereira, Larissa Carvalho ^b   Amorim, César ^c   Palma, Paulo ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Delivery; Electromyography; Pelvic floor dysfunctions; Pregnancy; Puerperium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDURANCE; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIMIPARA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PALPATION; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956814340     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20864     Document Type: Article

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