Journal of Women's Health Care
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Wachter S

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• Short Communication
  Are Women Aware of the High Prevalence Rates of Anorectal Dysfunction After Childbirth?
  Author(s): Neels H, Tjalma WAA, Wachter S, Wyndaele JJ and Vermandel A Neels H, Tjalma WAA, Wachter S, Wyndaele JJ and Vermandel A
  
  Urinary and fecal incontinence are common and successful indications for pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in the first year postpartum, but it is often not addressed by healthcare providers. Only a minority of the women that suffer from pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) receives a routine inquiry about PFD and is advised to seek for help. This brief communication highlights the need for healthcare providers to discuss postpartum incontinence symptoms with women. .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000380

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