Pelvic Floor Exercises After Childbirth Tear
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests whether a specific, guided pelvic floor exercise program can help women who had a serious tear during childbirth improve their pelvic floor muscle strength. It's for women who had that kind of tear in the past year and haven't yet been taught pelvic floor exercises by a specialist.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Female and had a third- or fourth-degree tear (obstetric anal sphincter injury) with your most recent baby, between 6 weeks and 1 year ago.
- Have NOT already received guided pelvic floor exercises from a specialist physiotherapist after that delivery.
- Not had another vaginal birth after that tear.
- Not currently pregnant.
- Able to understand English (or have a professional interpreter) and willing to fill out questionnaires and attend clinic visits.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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