Interpretation
Our results confer with results from the few other RCTs evaluating
effect of PFMT in reduction of POP stage and symptoms in the postpartum
period.12 To date, all studies reported POP as
secondary analyses and not all women included in the studies had POP.
This may explain the negative results as well as the fact that the
studies were conducted in the early postpartum period. Studies indicate
that POP symptoms improve for the majority of primiparous women during
the first postpartum year.22,24 Therefore, to enhance
our knowledge on the influences of PFMT on postpartum POP symptoms, it
might be interesting to conduct an RCT later postpartum, e.g. one year
after birth for women who are still symptomatic.