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Characterizing levator-ani muscle stiffness pre- and post-childbirth in European and Polynesian women in New Zealand: a pilot study.

Jennifer A KrugerStephanie C BudgettVivien WongPoul M F NielsenMartyn P NashJackie SmalldridgeLynsey M HaywardTania Y TianAndrew J Taberner
Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2017)
Quantification of levator-ani muscle stiffness is feasible. Muscle stiffness is significantly different before and after birth.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • gestational age