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Acknowledged effects of perineal massage are reduction of incidence and severity of perineal tear and use of equipment directly related to the intrapartum perineal trauma. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of massage in urinary incontinence prevention and identification of possible differences in its form of application (self-massage or by a physiotherapist), with the previous assumption that it is effective and that there are differences between the different forms of application. Materials and Methods: A controlled clinical trial with a sample of 81 pregnant women was conducted. The participants were divided into three groups: a group that received the massage applied by a specialized physiotherapist, another group that applied the massage to themselves, and a control group that only received ordinary obstetric care. Results: No differences were identified in the incidence or severity of urinary incontinence among the three groups. The severity of the incontinence was only affected by the body mass index and the weight of the baby at the time of delivery. Conclusions: A relationship between perineal massage interventions and development of urinary incontinence has not been observed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina58101485","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,19]],"date-time":"2022-10-19T22:19:53Z","timestamp":1666217993000},"page":"1485","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Perineal Massage during Pregnancy for the Prevention of Postpartum Urinary Incontinence: Controlled Clinical Trial"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"58","author":[{"given":"Mar\u00eda","family":"\u00c1lvarez-Gonz\u00e1lez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Le\u00f3n, Astorga Ave. 15, 24401 Ponferrada, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7502-7644","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Raquel","family":"Leir\u00f3s-Rodr\u00edguez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"SALBIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Le\u00f3n, Astorga Ave. 15, 24401 Ponferrada, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2454-1333","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lorena","family":"\u00c1lvarez-Barrio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Le\u00f3n, Astorga Ave. 15, 24401 Ponferrada, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ana F.","family":"L\u00f3pez-Rodr\u00edguez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Le\u00f3n, Astorga Ave. 15, 24401 Ponferrada, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1592","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2017.12137","article-title":"Urinary incontinence in women: A review","volume":"318","author":"Lukacz","year":"2017","journal-title":"JAMA"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Frigerio, M., Barba, M., Cola, A., Braga, A., Celardo, A., Munno, G.M., Schettino, M.T., Vagnetti, P., de Simone, F., and di Lucia, A. 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