Trial reportInternational urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction2008
Does antenatal pelvic floor muscle training affect the outcome of labour? A randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02582580 (Effects of Perineal Massage, Vaginal Dilator and Pelvic Floor Muscles Training on the Perineal Integrity Primiparous), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Perineal Massage, Vaginal Dilator and Pelvic Floor Muscles Training on the Perineal Integrity Primiparous: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- PFMT relevant strategies to prevent perineal trauma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercises on labour and birth outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2020Pooled it
- Pelvic floor muscle training for preventing and treating urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Pelvic floor muscle training for prevention and treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- The effect of antenatal pelvic floor muscle training on labor and delivery outcomes: a systematic review with meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2015Pooled it
- Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Urinary Incontinence During the Third Trimester of Nulliparous Pregnant Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial.International urogynecology journal · 2024Trial
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- Too tight to give birth? Assessment of pelvic floor muscle function in 277 nulliparous pregnant women.International urogynecology journal · 2013Article
- Continence and pelvic floor status in nulliparous women at midterm pregnancy.International urogynecology journal · 2012Article
- Failed labor induction in nulliparous women at term: the role of pelvic floor muscle strength.International urogynecology journal · 2012Article
- Impact of exercise during pregnancy on gestational weight gain and birth weight: an overview.Brazilian journal of physical therapyReview
- Is there any association between abdominal strength training before and during pregnancy and delivery outcome? The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study.Brazilian journal of physical therapyArticle
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Abstract
It is thought that antenatal pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) might produce a strong pelvic floor resulting in prolonged labour, whilst some believe it produces well-controlled muscles that facilitate rotation of the foetal head and shortens the duration of labour. This secondary analysis (of a previously published randomised controlled trial) assesses the labour and delivery details of 268 primigravidae who were originally randomised at approximately 20 weeks gestation to supervised PFMT or a control group. Between the two groups, there was no difference in the duration of the second stage of labour or in the need for instrumental delivery. PFMT does not appear to facilitate or obstruct labour.
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