ArticleBritish journal of sports medicine2016
Diastasis recti abdominis during pregnancy and 12 months after childbirth: prevalence, risk factors and report of lumbopelvic pain.
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Who cites it
129 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 321 citations in OpenAlex.
- Precision medicine exploration of postpartum rectus abdominis muscle separation: from basic research to clinical practice.BMC surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Mesh repair versus suture plication for rectus diastasis: the results of meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- The Italian national consensus conference on the diagnosis and treatment of Rectus Abdominis diastasis in Post-gravidic Women.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of conservative approaches for treating diastasis recti abdominis in postpartum women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative Efficacy and Acceptability of Non-surgical Treatments with or without Exercise for Diastasis Recti Abdominis in Postpartum Women: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of postpartum exercise on pelvic floor disorders and diastasis recti abdominis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Open Versus Laparoscopic Surgical Management of Rectus Diastasis: Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of Complications and Recurrence Rates.World journal of surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Closing the gap: evidence-based surgical treatment of rectus diastasis associated with abdominal wall hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Pooled it
- The general surgeon's perspective of rectus diastasis. A systematic review of treatment options.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Pooled it
- What is the evidence for abdominal and pelvic floor muscle training to treat diastasis recti abdominis postpartum? A systematic review with meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of physical therapyPooled it
- Mediating effect of gestational weight gain on the preventive effect of exercise during pregnancy on macrosomia: a randomized clinical trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Trial
- Effect of hypopressive and conventional abdominal exercises on postpartum diastasis recti: A randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of electro-acupuncture in postpartum with diastasis recti abdominis: A randomized controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Effectiveness of Yoga on the Interrectus Distance in Early Postpartum Women: A High-Frequency Ultrasound Study.BioMed research international · 2022Trial
- Effect of a Postpartum Training Program on the Prevalence of Diastasis Recti Abdominis in Postpartum Primiparous Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Physical therapy · 2018Trial
- Hypopressive exercises for diastasis recti and pelvic floor symptoms in postpartum women: A randomized trial.Brazilian journal of physical therapyTrial
- Population-based ultrasound reference values for inter-rectus distance: threshold prevalence, percentiles, and the limitations of fixed cutoffs.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Subcutaneous onlay laparoscopic approach (SCOLA) for ventral hernia with concomitant diastasis recti: a single-center experience.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- A multitask deep learning framework for the automated quantification of abdominal tissue morphology on ultrasound and the therapeutic monitoring of diastasis recti abdominis.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Rectus diastasis is not a single entity: phenotype-specific controversies in surgical management.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimDiastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is defined as a separation of the 2 muscle bellies of rectus abdominis. To date there is scant knowledge on prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of the condition. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of DRA during pregnancy and post partum, presence of possible risk factors, and the occurrence of lumbopelvic pain among women with and without DRA.
methodsThis prospective cohort study followed 300 first-time pregnant women from pregnancy till 12 months post partum. Data were collected by electronic questionnaire and clinical examinations. DRA was defined as a palpated separation of ≥2 fingerbreadths either 4.5 cm above, at or 4.5 cm below the umbilicus. Women with and without DRA were compared with independent samples Student's t-test and χ(2)/Fisher exact test, and OR with significance level >0.05.
resultsPrevalence of DRA was 33.1%, 60.0%, 45.4%, and 32.6% at gestation week 21, 6 weeks, 6 months and 12 months post partum, respectively. No difference in risk factors was found when comparing women with and without DRA. OR showed a greater likelihood for DRA among women reporting heavy lifting ≥20 times weekly (OR 2.18 95% CI 1.05 to 4.52). There was no difference in reported lumbopelvic pain (p=0.10) in women with and without DRA.
conclusionsPrevalence of mild DRA was high both during pregnancy and after childbirth. Women with and without DRA reported the same amount of lumbopelvic pain 12 months post partum.
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