Two year follow-up and comparison of pelvic floor muscle electromyography after first vaginal delivery with and without episiotomy and its correlation with urinary incontinence: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Few prospective studies have revealed the long-term neuromuscular alterations of pelvic floor after vaginal delivery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of episiotomy on the electrical activity of pelvic floor muscle 2 years following vaginal delivery, and explore the relation between surface electromyography (sEMG) amplitudes and urinary incontinence.

Material and methods

A total of 427 primiparous women with full-term singleton vaginal delivery were included in the cohort and 362 with no further births within the 2 year follow-up completed observations. Of these, 200 underwent episiotomy and 162 underwent nonepisiotomy. Clinical demographic characteristics, vaginal EMG variables and urinary incontinence-specific questionnaire scores were collecte

SUBMITTER: Min L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9889321 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature