| Does regular exercise including pelvic floor muscle training prevent urinary and anal incontinence during pregnancy? A randomised controlled trial. | |
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PMID: 22804796 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Please cite this paper as: Stafne S, Salvesen K, Romundstad P, Torjusen I, Mørkved S. Does regular exercise including pelvic floor muscle training prevent urinary and anal incontinence during pregnancy? A randomised controlled trial. BJOG 2012; DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03426.x. Objective To assess whether pregnant women following a general exercise course, including pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT), were less likely to report urinary and anal incontinence in late pregnancy than a group of women receiving standard care. Design A two-armed, two-centred randomised controlled trial. Setting Trondheim University Hospital (St. Olavs Hospital) and Stavanger University Hospital, in Norway. Population A total of 855 women were included in this trial. Methods The intervention was a 12-week exercise programme, including PFMT, conducted between 20 and 36 weeks of gestation. One weekly group session was led by physiotherapists, and home exercises were encouraged at least twice a week. Controls received regular antenatal care. Main outcome measures Self-reported urinary and anal incontinence after the intervention period (at 32-36 weeks of gestation). Results Fewer women in the intervention group reported any weekly urinary incontinence (11 versus 19%, P = 0.004). Fewer women in the intervention group reported faecal incontinence (3 versus 5%), but this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.18). Conclusions The present trial indicates that pregnant women should exercise, and in particular do PFMT, to prevent and treat urinary incontinence in late pregnancy. Thorough instruction is important, and specific pelvic floor muscle exercises should be included in exercise classes for pregnant women. The preventive effect of PFMT on anal incontinence should be explored in future trials. |
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Sn Stafne; Kå Salvesen; Pr Romundstad; Ih Torjusen; S Mørkved |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-7-17 |
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Title: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Volume: - ISSN: 1471-0528 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jul |
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Created Date: 2012-7-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100935741 Medline TA: BJOG Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 The Authors BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology © 2012 RCOG. |
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Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway Clinical Services, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway National Center for Fetal Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Department of Physiotherapy, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway. |
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