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The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of DRA during pregnancy and post partum, presence of possible risk factors, and the occurrence of lumbopelvic pain among women with and without DRA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This prospective cohort study followed 300 first-time pregnant women from pregnancy till 12\u2005months post partum. Data were collected by electronic questionnaire and clinical examinations. DRA was defined as a palpated separation of \u22652 fingerbreadths either 4.5\u2005cm above, at or 4.5\u2005cm below the umbilicus. Women with and without DRA were compared with independent samples Student's t-test and \u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \/Fisher exact test, and OR with significance level &gt;0.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prevalence of DRA was 33.1%, 60.0%, 45.4%, and 32.6% at gestation week 21, 6\u2005weeks, 6\u2005months and 12\u2005months post partum, respectively. No difference in risk factors was found when comparing women with and without DRA. OR showed a greater likelihood for DRA among women reporting heavy lifting \u226520 times weekly (OR 2.18 95% CI 1.05 to 4.52). There was no difference in reported lumbopelvic pain (p=0.10) in women with and without DRA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prevalence of mild DRA was high both during pregnancy and after childbirth. Women with and without DRA reported the same amount of lumbopelvic pain 12\u2005months post partum.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports-2016-096065","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,6,20]],"date-time":"2016-06-20T23:14:07Z","timestamp":1466464447000},"page":"1092-1096","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":284,"title":["Diastasis recti abdominis during pregnancy and 12\u2005months after childbirth: prevalence, risk factors and report of lumbopelvic pain"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"50","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8058-4311","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jorun Bakken","family":"Sperstad","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Merete Kolberg","family":"Tennfjord","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gunvor","family":"Hilde","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marie","family":"Ellstr\u00f6m-Engh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kari","family":"B\u00f8","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,6,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"2024051411165790000_50.17.1092.1","unstructured":"Venes D , Taber CW . 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