Pelvic floor biometry in asymptomatic primiparous women compared with nulliparous women: a single-center study in Southern China

• Published in: Journal of international medical research Vol. 48; no. 4; p. 300060520920393
• Main Authors: Mao, Yong-jiang, Zheng, Zhi-juan, Xu, Jie-hua, Xu, Jing, Zhang, Xin-ling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2020; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Adult; Biometrics; Biometry; Cesarean section; Childbirth & labor; China - epidemiology; Delivery, Obstetric; Female; Health risk assessment; Humans; Parity; Parturition; Pelvic Floor - anatomy & histology; Pelvic Floor - diagnostic imaging; Pelvis; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Clinical Research Report; ROC Curve; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography; Valsalva Maneuver; Young Adult; China; Vaginal delivery; four-dimensional ultrasound; primiparous; nulliparous; cesarean section; Valsalva maneuver; pelvic floor; bladder neck descent

Objective This study aimed to investigate pelvic floor biometry of asymptomatic primiparous women compared with nulliparous women by using four-dimensional transperineal ultrasound (4D TPUS). Methods From July 2015 to February 2017, 722 women were enrolled and divided into the nulliparous group (n =...