Blar i Brage NIH på forfatter "Siafarikas, Franziska"
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Change in prevalence of major levator ani muscle defects from six weeks to one year postpartum, and maternal and obstetric risk factors : a longitudinal ultrasound study
Halle, Tuva Kristine Toresdatter; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Hilde, Gunvor; Bø, Kari; Engh, Marie Ellström; Siafarikas, Franziska (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction: The present study aimed first to investigate the change in prevalence of major levator ani muscle (LAM) defects, also called avulsions, from 6 weeks to 1 year postpartum, and second to assess maternal and ... -
Postpartum pelvic floor muscle training, levator ani avulsion and levator hiatus area: A randomized trial
Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Siafarikas, Franziska; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström; Bø, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction and hypothesis: Vaginal delivery may lead to tearing of the levator ani (LA) muscle from its bony insertions (complete LA avulsion) and increased levator hiatus (LH) area, both risk factors for pelvic floor ... -
Recovery of pelvic floor muscle strength and endurance 6 and 12 months postpartum in primiparous women: A prospective cohort study
Bø, Kari; Næss, Karoline; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Siafarikas, Franziska; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström; Hilde, Gunvor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction and hypothesis: To date there has been scant knowledge on the natural recovery of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) after childbirth. The aims of the present study were to investigate whether PFM variables at 6 ... -
Risk factors for anatomic pelvic organ prolapse at 6 weeks postpartum: a prospective observational study
Reimers, Cathrine; Siafarikas, Franziska; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Bø, Kari; Engh, Marie Ellström (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction and hypothesis: The objective was to identify risk factors for postpartum anatomic pelvic organ prolapse (aPOP) by comparing women with and without aPOP at 6 weeks postpartum with regard to pelvic floor ... -
The severity of second-degree perineal tears and perineal pain during three months postpartum: A prospective cohort study
Risløkken, Jeanette; Macedo, Marthe Dalevoll; Bø, Kari; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström; Siafarikas, Franziska (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-04-01)Background: Second-degree perineal tears are common and can vary widely in the extent of tissue trauma. Therefore, a better understanding of perineal pain based on tissue trauma severity in second-degree tears is needed. Aim: ... -
Too tight to give birth?: assessment of pelvic floor muscle function in 277 nulliparous pregnant women
Bø, Kari; Hilde, Gunvor; Jensen, Jette Stær; Siafarikas, Franziska; Engh, Marie Ellstrøm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-06-08)Introduction and hypothesis: Theoretically, tight or strong pelvic floor muscles may impair the progress of labor and lead to instrumental deliveries. We aimed to investigate whether vaginal resting pressure, pelvic floor ...