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Effects of Pregnancy and Childbirth on the Pelvic Floor

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For many women, pregnancy, as well as labor and delivery, represent the key physiological events predisposing to incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction. Our knowledge of obstetrical pelvic floor injuries, and their connection to incontinence and pelvic floor disorders later on, has vastly increased in recent years. Primary care clinicians addressing urogynecology problems should be aware of the potential effects of pregnancy and childbirth on the pelvic floor.

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  1. Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ, USA

    Patrick J. Culligan MD (Director, Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Director, Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

  2. UMDNJ, Newark, NJ, USA

    Patrick J. Culligan MD (Director, Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Director, Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

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    Roger P. Goldberg MD, MPH (Director of Urogynecology Research, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Director of Urogynecology Research, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

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    Roger P. Goldberg MD, MPH (Director of Urogynecology Research, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Director of Urogynecology Research, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

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Goldberg, R.P. (2007). Effects of Pregnancy and Childbirth on the Pelvic Floor. In: Culligan, P.J., Goldberg, R.P. (eds) Urogynecology in Primary Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-167-9_3

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