Can I read Sphincter muscle activity before and after delivery: Does it depend on the type of birth? on EtoBox?

Sphincter muscle activity before and after delivery: Does it depend on the type of birth? by Vita Začesta; Laura Rācene; Corrado Cescon; Haralds Plaudis; Dace Rezeberga is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Sphincter muscle activity before and after delivery: Does it depend on the type of birth? about?

## Aim: There are ongoing discussions whether cesarean section is the safest mode of childbirth to prevent pelvic floor disorders. pelvic floor electromyography (emg) allows the analysis of external anal sphincter (eas) function during voluntary contractions. the primary objective of this study was the evaluation of emg amplitude of external anal sphincter in women who had vaginal delivery, compared to women who had cesarean section. the secondary objective was to evaluate the anal incontinence score changes before and after delivery between the groups, and to look for any relationship between the clinical and emg findings. ## Methods: Multichannel surface emg was detected during maximal contractions in three sessions: (i) during pregnancy, (ii) 6 weeks after delivery and (iii) 1 year after delivery. women were divided into two groups: cesarean section and vaginal delivery. ## Results: External anal sphincter emg amplitude decreases 6 weeks after vaginal deliveries from 10.1 to 8.6 μv with effect size of 0.4, but returns to baseline after 1 year. no differences were observed between groups in all other variables. ## Conclusion: No differences were observed after 1 year in emg activ

Who reads Sphincter muscle activity before and after delivery: Does it depend on the type of birth??

Author

Vita Začesta; Laura Rācene; Corrado Cescon; Haralds Plaudis; Dace Rezeberga

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 1341-8076)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)