Women's pelvic floor muscle strength and urinary and anal incontinence after childbirth: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Priscila Tavares Zizzi (Author), Karina Fernandes Trevisan (Author), Nathalie Leister (Author), Camila da Silva Cruz (Author), Maria Luiza Gonzalez Riesco (Author)
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Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyse pelvic floor muscle strength (PFMS) and urinary and anal incontinence (UI and AI) in the postpartum period. METHOD Cross-sectional study carried out with women in their first seven months after child birth. Data were collected through interviews, perineometry (Peritron™...