ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2012
Failed labor induction in nulliparous women at term: the role of pelvic floor muscle strength.
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- The effect of antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercises on labour and birth outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2020Pooled 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
- Does antenatal cholecalciferol supplementation affect the mode or timing of delivery? Post hoc analyses of the MAVIDOS randomized controlled trial.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2023Trial
- Practice for Parturition: Does Sexual Activity Improve Labor and Birth Outcomes?Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Review
- Effects of the Oxytocin Hormone on Pelvic Floor Muscles in Pregnant Rats.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Surface electromyography of the pelvic floor at 6-8 weeks following delivery: a comparison of different modes of delivery.International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Failed induction of labor and associated factors among women undergoing induction at University of Gondar Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Too tight to give birth? Assessment of pelvic floor muscle function in 277 nulliparous pregnant women.International urogynecology journal · 2013Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThe prolongation, protraction or complete cessation of labor is called failed labor. It is one of the leading indications for cesarean delivery. The goal of this study was to measure pelvic floor muscle strength and investigate its effect on labor in nulliparous pregnant women.
methodsA total of 88 patients were included in the study. The study was conducted in nulliparous pregnant women with a low Bishop score (≤ 7). A low-dose intravenous oxytocin protocol was used for labor induction in all patients. Evaluation of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength was performed using a vaginal pressure measurement device just before labor induction. The duration of labor stages and the rate of failed labor were considered the main outcomes. The study group consisted of patients whose labor failed and who subsequently underwent cesarean delivery. The control group consisted of patients who delivered vaginally. The pelvic floor muscle strength and main outcome measures of the two groups were compared.
resultsNo differences were found in age, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), and neonatal birth weight between the study and control groups. The mean resting and maximum squeeze pressures in the study group were 29.6 ± 9.8 and 56.4 ± 12.1 cm H(2)O respectively, significantly higher than in the control group. The best predictor of failed labor was a maximum squeeze pressure value of 59 cm H(2)0 (51.6% sensitivity and 87.7% specificity).
conclusionsPelvic floor muscle strength appears to play a role in predicting failed labor.
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