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All participants were interviewed and underwent four\u2010dimensional translabial ultrasound examination at antepartum (35.8 (mean) weeks' gestation) and postpartum (4.6 (mean) months) visits. Four\u2010dimensional ultrasound volume datasets of the pelvic floor during coughs were obtained at a minimum frame rate of 16 Hz, using a 10\u00b0 volume acquisition angle. To quantify a reflex levator contraction we measured the midsagittal hiatal diameter at multiple time points. Levator integrity was determined using tomographic ultrasound imaging.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>From 131 women recruited, 47 datasets were technically suboptimal, leaving 84. There was a visible pelvic floor reflex in 82 (98%) cases. At the postpartum visit this was reduced to 63\/84, i.e. 75% (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). The magnitude of a reflex contraction was markedly reduced postpartum, from 4.8 mm to 2.0 mm (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), and this effect was associated with delivery mode (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.042). There was a trend towards an association between lower reflex contraction magnitude and stress incontinence (0.87 \u00b1 3.18 mm vs. 2.36 \u00b1 3.5 mm; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.08) at the postpartum follow\u2010up visit.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pelvic floor reflexes are altered by childbirth. This alteration may be associated with vaginal delivery. Reflex magnitude may be associated with postpartum stress urinary incontinence. The clinical significance of this finding is uncertain. Copyright \u00a9 2012 ISUOG. 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