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The aims of the present study were to investigate whether PFM variables at 6 and 12 months postpartum had returned to mid-pregnancy levels and assess risk factors for reduced recovery at 12 months postpartum.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was a prospective cohort study following 235 nulliparous pregnant women from mid-pregnancy to 12 months postpartum. Vaginal resting pressure (VRP), PFM strength and endurance were assessed by manometry at 22 weeks, 6 and 12 months postpartum. Multiple linear regression was used to address factors influencing PFM variables beyond birth mode.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Cesarean section was protective for change in PFM variables. From mid-pregnancy to 12 months postpartum there was a 20% reduction in VRP (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001) and a 7.5 % reduction in PFM strength (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.007), and an increase of 9% in PFM endurance (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.002) in the normal vaginal birth. The instrumental vaginal group had a decline in VRP of 21% (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001) and PFM strength of 15% (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.011), but no significant change in PFM endurance. Higher BMI at 12 months postpartum, longer second stage of labor, and major tears of the levator ani muscle had a negative influence on the PFM recovery beyond delivery mode.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>At 12 months postpartum following vaginal delivery, the PFMs are not fully recovered compared with mid-pregnancy values. More follow-up physical therapy may be warranted in the postpartum period, especially for women with complicated vaginal births and higher BMI.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00192-022-05334-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,1]],"date-time":"2022-09-01T07:02:54Z","timestamp":1662015774000},"page":"3455-3464","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Recovery of pelvic floor muscle strength and endurance 6 and 12 months postpartum in primiparous women\u2014a prospective cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"33","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1176-9272","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kari","family":"B\u00f8","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Karoline","family":"N\u00e6ss","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jette","family":"St\u00e6r-Jensen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Franziska","family":"Siafarikas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marie","family":"Ellstr\u00f6m Engh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gunvor","family":"Hilde","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,1]]},"reference":[{"issue":"8","key":"5334_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1652","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm10081652","volume":"10","author":"JA Barca","year":"2021","unstructured":"Barca JA, Bravo C, Pintado-Recarte MP, et al. 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