Pelvic floor recovery after childbirth

Affiliations

¹ Dr. Nygaard is from the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah; e-mail: ingrid.nygaard@hsc.utah.edu.

Editorial

Ingrid Nygaard. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Mar.

. 2015 Mar;125(3):529-530.

doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000705.

¹ Dr. Nygaard is from the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah; e-mail: ingrid.nygaard@hsc.utah.edu.

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Postpartum recovery of levator hiatus and bladder neck mobility in relation to pregnancy.
Stær-Jensen J, Siafarikas F, Hilde G, Benth JŠ, Bø K, Engh ME. Stær-Jensen J, et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Mar;125(3):531-539. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000645. Obstet Gynecol. 2015. PMID: 25730212

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