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Effects of pelvic floor muscle training in pregnant women.
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- Effect of pelvic floor muscle training using mobile health applications for stress urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review.BMC women's health · 2022Pooled it
- Can Group Exercise Programs Improve Health Outcomes in Pregnant Women? An Updated Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of the Incontinence Health Belief Development Program on women's urinary incontinence awareness and health beliefs: a randomized controlled trial.International urogynecology journal · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training in managing urinary incontinence in pregnant women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus.Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2025Article
- Associated factors and quality of life in women with urinary incontinence in southern Peru, 2023.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Acupuncture combined with pelvic floor rehabilitation training for postpartum stress urinary incontinence: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- The Perception of Pelvic Floor Muscle Function amongst Exercising Women Who Are Repeatedly Instructed to Contract Their Pelvic Floor Muscles.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim is to verify the effectiveness of the pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) program in pregnant women, by analyzing the amount of urine leakage.
designExperimental study. LOCATION: Care units in the Vila Real district, Portugal.
participantsForty-three pregnant women divided into an experimental group (EG) (n = 22) and a control group (CG) (n = 21).
interventionsBoth groups were evaluated in a predelivery stage (initial) and 6 months after delivery (final). The EG was given a PFMT exercise protocol with a duration of 6 weeks, applicable in classes and at home, another PFMT protocol for 9 weeks. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: The strength of the pelvic floor muscle was measured by the
resultsThe loss of urine, significantly reduced from 0.86 ± 0.83 to 0.50 ± 0.67 in the EG (
conclusionsThis PFMT protocol reduced urinary incontinence in pregnant women. The program allowed significant improvement in the quantity of urinary leakage and an increase in the strength of the pelvic floor muscle.
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