Implementing pelvic floor muscle training in women's childbearing years: A critical interpretive synthesis of individual, professional, and service issues.
Victoria E SalmonE J C Hay-SmithRachel JarvieSarah DeanRohini TerryHelena C FrawleyEivor ObornSusan E BaylissDebra BickClare DavenportChristine MacArthurMark PearsonPublished in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2019)
Numerous factors constrain women's and HCPs capacity to implement PFMT. It is unrealistic to expect women and HCPs to implement PFMT without reforming policy and service delivery. The implementation of PFMT during pregnancy, as recommended by antenatal care and UI management guidelines, requires policymakers, organizations, HCPs, and women to value the prevention of incontinence throughout women's lives by using low-risk, low-cost, and proven strategies as part of women's reproductive health.