The diagnostic strength of the 24-h pad test for self-reported symptoms of urinary incontinence in pregnancy and after childbirth.
Wijma, J., Weis Potters, A.E., Tinga, D.J. and Aarnoudse, J.G. (2007) The need for an accurate objective diagnostic test for measuring incontinence during pregnancy and after childbirth is growing. Data on pad testing during pregnancy is lacking, therefore this study assessed its clinical relevance amongst this population, when compared with self reported symptoms of urinary [...]
Teaching and practicing of pelvic floor muscle exercises in primiparous women during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Fine, P., Burgio, K., Borello-France, D., Richter, H., Whitehead, W., Weber, A. and Brown, M. (2007) This study aimed to describe the teaching and practicing of pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME) before and after delivery, conducted by the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. 64% of the 759 primiparous women with term singleton deliveries who were interviewed [...]
Healthy adults can more easily elevate the pelvic floor in standing than in crook-lying: an experimental study.
Kelly, M., Tan, B.K., Thompson, J., Carroll, S., Follington, M., Arndt, A. and Seet, M (2007) This study aimed to consider whether there are any differences between the displacement and endurance in the pelvic floor during a voluntary pelvic floor contraction in standing or crook-lying. Furthermore, differences between males and females in each position were [...]
Aromatherapy in childbirth: a pilot randomised controlled trial
Burns, E., Zobbi, V., Panzeri, D., Oskrochi, R., Regalia, A. This study was designed to determine the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial (RCT) on the use of aromatherapy during labour to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. It was conducted in a District general maternity unit in Italy, and sampled 251 women randomised into [...]
Interventions for preventing and treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy
VE Pennick and G Young Many women experience back or pelvic pain during pregnancy. This pain generally increases as pregnancy advances and it interferes with daily activities (like carrying, cleaning, sitting and walking), can prevent women going to work and sometimes disturbs sleep. Suggestions to help manage the pain are varied and include special pregnancy [...]
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