الملخص
Objectives: This study aimed to compare pelvic floor muscle strength (PFMS) in women who had vaginal delivery with episiotomy and those who underwent planned caesarean section 1–3 years postpartum. Methods: This retrospective cohort included 208 women from Taleghani Hospital, Arak, Iran, recruited by purposive sampling between May and August 2022. Participants were allocated to two groups: 104 with vaginal delivery and episiotomy and 104 with planned caesarean section. Data were collected using a sociodemographic questionnaire and a perineometer to assess PFMS. Statistical analyses used the independent-samples t test and multiple linear regression. Results: The mean (± standard deviation) PFMS was 28.6 ± 7.9 in the vaginal delivery group and 29.1 ± 7.1 in the caesarean section group (perineometer scale: 2–124 units). No significant between-group difference was observed (mean difference =-0.55; 95% confidence interval [CI]: -2.6 to 1.5; P = 0.595). Conclusion: Mode of childbirth—vaginal delivery with episiotomy or planned caesarean section—did not significantly influence PFMS 1–3 years postpartum. Caesarean section did not demonstrate a protective effect on PFMS. These findings suggest that concerns about long-term PFMS should not be a primary factor when considering caesarean section over vaginal delivery.
بيانات النشر
- المعرّف الرقمي
- 10.18295/2075-0528.2924
- المجلة
- مجلة جامعة السلطان قابوس الطبية, 25(1), 946-952
- الناشر
- جامعة السلطان قابوس
- وصول مفتوح
- وصول مفتوح ذهبي
- الترخيص
- CC BY-ND 4.0
اقتبس هذه المقالة
APA 7
Sharifi, Z., Pazandeh, F., Ozgoli, G., & Bagherinia, M. (2025). Comparison of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Women With Vaginal Delivery and Caesarean Section After 1–3 Years: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 25(1), 946-952. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2924
MLA 9
Sharifi, Zahra, et al. "Comparison of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Women With Vaginal Delivery and Caesarean Section After 1–3 Years: A Retrospective Cohort Study." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2025, pp. 946-952. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2924.
شيكاغو (المؤلف–التاريخ)
Sharifi, Zahra, Farzaneh Pazandeh, Giti Ozgoli, and Marzieh Bagherinia. 2025. "Comparison of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Women With Vaginal Delivery and Caesarean Section After 1–3 Years: A Retrospective Cohort Study." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 25 (1): 946-952. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2924.
هارفارد
Sharifi, Z., Pazandeh, F., Ozgoli, G. and Bagherinia, M. (2025) 'Comparison of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Women With Vaginal Delivery and Caesarean Section After 1–3 Years: A Retrospective Cohort Study', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 25(1), pp. 946-952. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.2924.
فانكوفر
Sharifi Z, Pazandeh F, Ozgoli G, Bagherinia M. Comparison of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Women With Vaginal Delivery and Caesarean Section After 1–3 Years: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;25(1):946-952. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.2924
IEEE
Z. Sharifi, F. Pazandeh, G. Ozgoli, and M. Bagherinia, "Comparison of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Women With Vaginal Delivery and Caesarean Section After 1–3 Years: A Retrospective Cohort Study," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 946-952, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.2924.