SynthesisInternational urogynecology journal2022
The effectiveness of group-based pelvic floor muscle training in preventing and treating urinary incontinence for antenatal and postnatal women: a systematic review.
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- The effects of pelvic floor muscle exercise-based interventions on urinary incontinence during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Pelvic floor rehabilitation management in females with stress urinary incontinence: a summary of best-evidence strategies.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Hotspots and Trends in Research on Postpartum Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Visualization and Bibliometric Analysis Using CiteSpace.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Barriers to Adherence to Remote Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Among Postpartum Women: A Qualitative Study Guided by the COM-B Model.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- The positive correlation between parity and overactive bladder in American adults: the mediating effect of body mass index.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Construction and Evaluation of a Risk Prediction Model for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Late Pregnancy Based on Clinical Factors and Pelvic Floor Ultrasound Parameters.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The role of pharmacological interventions in managing urological complications during pregnancy and childbirth: A review.Medicine · 2025Review
- Group-based PFMT programme for preventing and/or treating UI in pregnant women: protocol of a randomized controlled feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisUrinary incontinence (UI) is prevalent in antenatal and postnatal women. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is the first-line treatment for UI. Group-based PFMT provides a way for professionals to deliver this intervention to more women who need to prevent and/or treat UI. This review aims to (1) assess the effectiveness of group-based PFMT in preventing and treating UI in antenatal and postnatal women and (2) explore the characteristics of group-based intervention and factors which had an impact on the success of group-based PFMT.
methodsRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included in this review. A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, Maternity and Infant Care Database, CINAHL, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP Database and Wanfang Database. The overall quality was assessed using Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE). RCTs which included pregnant and/or postnatal women with or without UI investigating the effectiveness of group-based PFMT were included.
resultsFive RCTs were included in this review. The overall quality of the results of the included studies was low. Delivering group-based PFMT during pregnancy significantly reduced the prevalence of UI in both the pregnant period [risk ratio (RR) = 0.67, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.57 to 0.80, P < 0.00001] and the postnatal period [RR = 0.66, 95% CI 0.52 to 0.84, P = 0.0008]. Only one RCT delivered group-based PFMT during the postnatal period.
conclusionEvidence of weak quality supports the effectiveness of undertaking group-based PFMT in pregnancy to prevent UI during pregnancy and the postnatal period. No evidence showed the effectiveness of undertaking group-based PFMT in the postnatal period.
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