ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2022
Surface electromyography of the pelvic floor at 6-8 weeks following delivery: a comparison of different modes of delivery.
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- Enhanced Monitoring of Urethral and Bladder Mobility in Postpartum Stress Urinary Incontinence using Combined Ultrasound Techniques.Current medical imaging · 2025Article
- Compare the Quadriceps Activity between Mini-Midvastus and Mini-Medial Parapatellar Approach in Total Knee Arthroplasty with Electromyography.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms 6 weeks after delivery and the relationship of pelvic floor muscle function.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Gestational diabetes mellitus and pelvic floor function 6 weeks postpartum in Chinese women.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Two year follow-up and comparison of pelvic floor muscle electromyography after first vaginal delivery with and without episiotomy and its correlation with urinary incontinence: A prospective cohort study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
- Establishment and validation of a simple nomogram for predicting early postpartum stress urinary incontinence among women with vaginal delivery: a retrospective study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Influence of Different Obstetric Factors on Early Postpartum Pelvic Floor Function in Primiparas After Vaginal Delivery.International journal of women's health · 2023Article
- Association of cesarean delivery timing with pelvic floor muscle function and urine incontinence: A propensity score-matched study.Smart medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThe objective of this study was to compare the impact of different modes of delivery, especially forceps delivery (FD), on pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) through vaginal surface electromyography (sEMG) in primiparous women at early (6-8 weeks) postpartum.
methodsA total of 1259 primiparous women with full-term singleton births were included in this cross-sectional study. Of these, 98 were delivered by forceps, 865 underwent spontaneous vaginal delivery (SD) and 296 underwent elective cesarean delivery (CD). Clinical demographic characteristics and vaginal sEMG variables of parturients 6-8 weeks after birth were collected and analyzed using SPSS software. One-way ANOVA with Bonferroni correction, Chi-square test or Student's t-test was used according to the variable type. Spearman correlation and binary logistic regression analyses were also used. P/α ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
resultsAmplitude of fast and sustained contractions on sEMG in the FD group was significantly lower compared with the CD and SD groups. The sEMG amplitude of all contractions was significantly higher in the CD group compared with the FD and SD groups (P < 0.01). According to binary logistic regression analysis, mode of delivery was a major influencing factor in sEMG.
conclusionsAn early postpartum sEMG test appears to be helpful for the assessment of PFM activity. Mode of delivery was a major influencing factor on sEMG. Forceps delivery significantly inversely influenced PFM activity.
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