Introduction And Hypothesis: Injury of the levator ani muscle (LAM) is a significant risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse (POP). The puborectalis (PRM) and pubovisceral (PVM) subdivisions are level III vaginal support structures. The null hypothesis was that there is no significant difference in patterns of LAM subdivisions in healthy nulliparous women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study evaluated complications that can occur during planned home births that require transfer to the hospital. These factors were assessed to improve the current status of deliveries performed outside health care facilities in the Czech Republic.
Materials And Methods: This prospective cohort study included data on 105 cases of complicated home births during 2017 to 2021 using an online form accessible to all hospital maternity wards in the Czech Republic.
Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub
September 2024
Telemedicine, as a health service provided remotely, is increasingly becoming a common part of health care. Telemedicine is defined as "an umbrella term for health activities, services and systems operated remotely through information and communication technologies to promote global health, prevention and health care, as well as education, health management and health research". It also describes telemedicine as "the provision of services where distance is a critical factor, using information and communication technologies to exchange valid information for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and injury, for research and evaluation, and for the continuing education of healthcare providers to improve the health of individuals and communities".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a detailed display of the pelvic floor structures responsible for normal pelvic floor anatomy. The aim of the study is to assess the appearance of musculo-fascial defects in women with pelvic floor dysfunction following first vaginal delivery.
Material And Methods: Analysis of axial T3 (Tesla 3) MRI scans from a case control study of symptomatic (n = 149) and asymptomatic (n = 60) women after first vaginal delivery.