The effect of pregnancy and childbirth on pelvic floor muscle function

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1421-1427

  Elenskaia, Ksena ^a   Thakar, Ranee ^a   Sultan, Abdul Hameed ^a   Scheer, Inka ^a   Beggs, Andrew ^a  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Mode of delivery; Oxford score; Pelvic floor muscle function; Perineometry; Second stage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MULTIPARA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NULLIPARA; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84855227231     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-011-1501-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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