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 TabernerPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2017)
Quantification of levator-ani muscle stiffness is feasible. Muscle stiffness is significantly different before and after birth.