Midwifery-led antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence: APPEAL research programme including a feasibility and pilot cluster RCT

• Main Authors: Christine MacArthur (Author), Debra Bick (Author), Victoria Salmon (Author), Ellie Jones (Author), Jean Hay-Smith (Author), Jon Bishop (Author), Eleni Gkini (Author), Karla Hemming (Author), Sara Webb (Author), Mark Pearson (Author), Tim Coleman (Author), Rohini Terry (Author), Libby Edwards (Author), Helena Frawley (Author), Eivor Oborn (Author), Sarah Dean (Author)
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• Publicado em: NIHR Journals Library, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background Antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercises are effective in reducing postnatal urinary incontinence. Midwives, however, lack training and confidence to promote these exercises and often do not provide information or support to women to do the exercises. Objectives Objectives were to: (1) inv...