Postpartum sedentary behaviour and pelvic floor support: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: We evaluated the association between sedentary time and pelvic floor support in primiparas delivered vaginally. The 532 participants (29.2 ± 4.9 years) wore wrist accelerometers 6 months postpartum to assess sedentary time, light physical activity (LPA) and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). We assessed pelvic floor support 1 year postpartum, considered worse if vaginal walls or apex prolapsed to or beyond the hymen. We used multivariable isotemporal substitution analyses to determine the prevalence of worse support when replacing sedentary time with equal time spent in either LPA or MVPA. In 1 year, 9.4% demonstrated worse pelvic floor support. Decreasing sedentary time by 30 min/day with a concomitant increase in MVPA, controlling for LPA, was associated with increased preval

SUBMITTER: Shaw JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10191970 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature