Effect of pelvic floor muscle training in postpartum urinary incontinence

Objective To evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle training in postpartum urinary incontinence. Methods A total of 355 postpartum women 6 weeks after delivery were randomly allocated to training group ( 182 cases) and control group ( 173 cases). The training group attended in one to one pelvic floor muscle training conduction. The control group received the customary information. The two groups finished the questionaire 6 months after delivery to understand the general state of health, duration of pregnancy, urinary tract symptom and urinary incontinence 6 weeks,6 months after delivery. Results Ten cases failed, 4 cases lost in the training group and 6 cases lost in the control group. Significantly fewer women in the training group were reported stress urinary incontinence compared with the control group 6 months after delivery [11.3%(19/168) vs. 21.0%(35/167)](P＜0.01). Significantly fewer frequency of nocturia in the training group was reported compared with the control group 6 months after delivery [(1.3 ± 0.3) times vs.(2.2 ± 0.4) times ] (P ＜ 0.01 ). Conclusion Pelvic floor muscle training plays a positive role in postpartum urinary incontinence. Key words: Pelvic floor; Urinary incontinence,stress; Postpartum period