Childbirth-Related Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Risk Factors, Prevention, Evaluation, and Treatment
Pregnancy and childbirth, Medicine
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
This book offers an up-to-date overview of childbirth-related pelvic floor dysfunction covering prevention diagnosis and management It encompasses all relevant conditions with particular focus on genital prolapse urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence … Risk factors for pelvic floor damage related to childbirth are identified and a 3D simulation of delivery is presented The role of various diagnostic tools including pelvic floor ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging and anal sphincter electromyography is clearly described The importance of physiotherapy in preventing future alterations is explained and the indications for surgery which is reserved for more severe situations are discussed The book highlights the need for a multidisciplinary approach involving obstetricians gynecologists urologists midwives radiologists physiotherapists muscle laboratory engineers and computer technicians