ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2017
Knowledge of pelvic floor problems: a study of third trimester, primiparous women.
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- Chronic Maternal Pelvic Morbidity: A Neglected Tragedy: Where is Pelvic Maternal Morbidity in Maternal and Child Health? : Advocating for a Public Health Approach to Pelvic Floor Disorders Resulting from Pregnancy and Childbirth Trauma.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
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- A Scoping Review of Quantitative Assessments of Women's Bladder Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2025Article
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- Pregnant Women's Knowledge of Pelvic Floor and Related Dysfunctions: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Knowledge of pelvic floor muscles in community-dwelling women aged over 60: its relationship with urinary incontinence.European geriatric medicine · 2025Article
- Awareness of urinary incontinence in pregnant women as a neglected issue: a cross-sectional study.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2024Article
- Pelvic floor injury during vaginal birth is life-altering and preventable: what can we do about it?American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Review
- Pelvic organ prolapse: Women's experiences of Accessing Care & Recommendations for improvement.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Condition-specific validation of the Arabic version of the Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Questionnaire (PIKQ) among parturient.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Evaluation for causal effects of socioeconomic traits on risk of female genital prolapse (FGP): a multivariable Mendelian randomization analysis.BMC medical genomics · 2023Article
- Development of a tool to assess bladder health knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (BH-KAB).Neurourology and urodynamics · 2023Review
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- Knowledge of women during the third trimester of pregnancy regarding pelvic floor disorders.International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Prevalence, Knowledge and Awareness of Pelvic Floor Disorder among Pregnant Women in a Tertiary Centre, Malaysia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of a Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Intervention in Improving Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Self-Efficacy among Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Korean journal of family medicine · 2022Article
- Narrative review of pelvic floor muscle training for childbearing women-why, when, what, and how.International urogynecology journal · 2021Review
- Prenatal and Postpartum Experience, Knowledge and Engagement with Kegels: A Longitudinal, Prospective, Multisite Study.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2021Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisPelvic floor problems in women (urinary incontinence, faecal incontinence, uterovaginal prolapse) are common, and have an adverse effect on quality of life. We hypothesized that there is low knowledge of these problems amongst primiparous women in their third trimester of pregnancy.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study in antenatal clinics of three hospitals in London, UK, from 2011 to 2013. Primiparous women aged ≥18 years and in the third trimester of pregnancy answered questions on pelvic floor problems. Knowledge scores were calculated based on the proportion of questions answered correctly.
resultsA total of 249 women completed the question set. The average knowledge score across all domains was low at 45 %. Scores were lowest for the less common problems of faecal incontinence (35 %) and prolapse (36 %). The score for urinary incontinence was higher at 63 %, but low when questions explored more detailed levels of knowledge (41 %). Knowledge scores were positively associated with both education to tertiary level and the use of books as the information source on pregnancy and delivery. Only 35 % of women cited antenatal classes as a source.
conclusionsKnowledge of pelvic floor problems is low amongst third-trimester, primiparous women in this London-based population. Adequate knowledge of these problems is important for women to be able to make informed choices about their antenatal care and to seek help if problems arise. The data suggest scope for health-care professionals to raise these issues early during pregnancy, and to help women access accurate sources of information.
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