Pelvic floor muscle training for preventing and treating urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women.

Background: About one-third of women have urinary incontinence (UI) and up to one-tenth have faecal incontinence (FI) after childbirth. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is commonly recommended during pregnancy and after birth for both preventing and treating incontinence. This is an update of a Cochrane Review previously published in 2017.

Pelvic floor muscle training for prevention and treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women.

Background: About one-third of women have urinary incontinence and up to one-tenth have faecal incontinence after childbirth. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is commonly recommended during pregnancy and after birth for both prevention and treatment of incontinence.This is an update of a review previously published in 2012.

Pelvic floor muscle training for prevention and treatment of urinary and fecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women: a short version Cochrane review.

Background: Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is commonly recommended during pregnancy and after birth both for prevention and the treatment of incontinence.

Objectives: Effect of pelvic floor muscle training compared to usual antenatal and postnatal care on incontinence.

Search Methods: Cochrane Incontinence Group Specialized Register; handsearching (searched February 7, 2012); the references of relevant articles.

Pelvic floor muscle training for prevention and treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women.

Background: About a third of women have urinary incontinence and up to a 10th have faecal incontinence after childbirth. Pelvic floor muscle training is commonly recommended during pregnancy and after birth both for prevention and the treatment of incontinence.

Objectives: To determine the effect of pelvic floor muscle training compared to usual antenatal and postnatal care on incontinence.