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This study explored this association using the Glazer protocol.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective study included 138 primiparous women with twin pregnancies and 540 with singleton pregnancies who underwent cesarean delivery. Pelvic floor sEMG was assessed at 42\u201360 days postpartum using a modified four-phase Glazer protocol. Between-group differences were examined using univariate analyses and multivariable linear regression. The primary model adjusted for maternal age, pre-pregnancy body mass index, gravidity, and mode of conception. Extended exploratory models additionally included pregnancy- and delivery-related variables and, subsequently, total neonatal birth weight as a potential mediator.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Compared with the singleton group, the twin group had lower pre- and post-resting mean sEMG amplitudes and higher pre- and post-resting phase scores (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05). In the primary adjusted model, twin pregnancy was associated with lower pre-resting (\u03b2 = \u22122.029 \u03bcV, 95% CI: \u22123.139 to \u22120.919;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001) and post-resting mean sEMG amplitudes (\u03b2 = \u22121.310 \u03bcV, 95% CI: \u22122.327 to \u22120.293;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.012), and higher pre-resting (\u03b2 = 10.355, 95% CI: 3.967 to 16.742;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.002) and post-resting phase scores (\u03b2 = 9.011, 95% CI: 2.932 to 15.090;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.004). In the extended model excluding total neonatal birth weight, associations with pre-resting amplitude and pre- and post-resting scores remained significant, whereas the post-resting amplitude association was no longer significant. After adjustment for total neonatal birth weight, none of the associations remained statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In general, the overall Glazer score in the early postpartum period was not significantly lower in women with twin pregnancies than in those with singleton pregnancies. In this exploratory study of primiparous women undergoing prelabor cesarean delivery, twin pregnancy was associated with differences in resting-phase sEMG parameters in the primary adjusted analysis. These associations were attenuated after adjustment for pregnancy-, delivery-, and birth weight\u2013related variables, some of which may lie on the causal pathway. Prospective studies incorporating comprehensive pelvic floor assessments and clinically relevant outcomes are needed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2026.1772761","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,1]],"date-time":"2026-09-01T04:27:04Z","timestamp":1788236824000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Twin pregnancy and early postpartum pelvic floor surface electromyographic activity: a single-center retrospective observational study using the glazer sEMG protocol"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Shushu","family":"Yu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University","place":["Shanghai, China"]},{"name":"Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Disease","place":["Shanghai, 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