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Changes in the pelvic floor following childbirth

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1999

C Chaliha ,
AH Sultan  and
SL Stanton
C Chaliha
Affiliation:
Specialist Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Epsom General Hospital, Epsom, Surrey.
AH Sultan
Affiliation:
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, Surrey.
SL Stanton
Affiliation:
Professor of Pelvic Surgery, St George's Hospital, London.
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Abstract

It is only in the last decade that increasing recognition has been given to the impact of childbirth on the physical and psychological wellbeing of a woman. The fall in maternal mortality coupled with a rise in female life expectancy (80 years in the UK) have served to focus attention on quality of life. Childbirth has been implicated as a major aetiological factor in pelvic floor and perineal trauma.

Type
Research Article
Information
Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , February 1999 , pp. 41 - 54
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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