Antenatal preventative pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence (APPEAL): protocol for a feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial

Antenatal preventative pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence (APPEAL): protocol for a feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) in women without prior urinary incontinence (UI) are effective in reducing postnatal UI; however, UK midwives often do not provide advice and information to women on undertaking PFME, with evidence that among women who do receive adv...

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Main Authors: D. Bick, J. Bishop, T. Coleman, S. Dean, E. Edwards, H. Frawley, E. Gkini, J. Hay-Smith, K. Hemming, E. Jones, E. Oborn, M. Pearson, V. Salmon, S. Webb, C. MacArthur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Pelvic floor muscle exercises
Pregnancy
Postnatal
Urinary incontinence
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01185-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01185-y

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