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The purpose of this study was to quantify the effect of vaginal parity and birthweight on anterior compartment relaxation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Retrospective observational study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>Outpatient uroynaecological clinics.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Population<\/jats:title><jats:p>Five hundred and seventy three women seen for primary urogynaecological assessment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Files of patients seen by the first author for assessment and translabial ultrasound imaging at urogynaecological units in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia, were reviewed for routinely\u2010collected obstetric data and imaging results.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main outcome measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ultrasound parameters of anterior vaginal wall descent such as urethral rotation on Valsalva manoeuvre, bladder neck position on Valsalva, bladder neck descent and maximal descent of a cystocele on Valsalva.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>ANOVA analysis demonstrated a highly significant relationship between vaginal childbirth and bladder neck position on Valsalva (p &lt; 0.001), bladder neck descent (p = 0.002) and maximal descent of a cystocele (p = 0.001). 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