Effect of pilates performed during pregnancy on postpartum stress urinary incontinence in primipara women.

Introduction: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) constitutes the majority of urinary incontinence (UI) cases that occur due to anatomical and physiological changes during pregnancy and postpartum period. The objcetive of this study was to evaluate the effect of pilates in preventing the occurrence of SUI in the postpartum period.

Methods: A retrospective case-control study was conducted in a private hospital.