Pelvic Floor Muscle Training During Pregnancy

First-time pregnant women will be recruited through visitations received from family doctors in all obstetrics departments of the Southern Denmark Region. Women will be randomised into two groups: ( Pelvic Floor Muscle Training) PFMT and a control group (standard care). The motivation-informed intervention will tackle both exercise engagement and exercise adherence. The women will receive an easily accessible, home-based PFMT program electronically in which they will be motivated to start and engage during pregnancy with continuity after birth. The data regarding pelvic floor disorders will be obtained at baseline, follow-ups once every trimester of pregnancy, as well as six weeks, three months, and six months postpartum with further follow-up after the study. The data regarding obstetric outcomes will be collected from electronic patient records. For evaluation of implementation process, data regarding motivation and training acceptability will be obtained via questionnaire at the baseline and at follow-up together with telephonically interviews during pregnancy and postpartum.

• Urinary incontinence at the 1st trimester of pregnancy [Срок оценки: At baseline, during the 1st trimester of pregnancy (gestational age (GA) up to 12 weeks +6 days)]
• Urinary incontinence at the 2nd trimester of pregnancy [Срок оценки: At the follow-up at Gestational age 26 weeks and 0 days]
• Urinary incontinence incidence at the 3rd trimester of pregnancy [Срок оценки: At the follow-up at Gestational Age 36 weeks and 0 days]
• Urinary incontinence incidence at 6 weeks postpartum [Срок оценки: At the follow-up at 6 weeks postpartum]
• Anal incontinence (AI) incidence at inclusion, during the 1st trimester of pregnancy [Срок оценки: At baseline, during the 1st trimester of pregnancy (gestational age (GA) up to 12 weeks +6 days)]
• Anal incontinence (AI) in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy [Срок оценки: At the follow-up at Gestational Age 26 weeks and 0 days]
• Anal incontinence (AI) incidence in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy [Срок оценки: At the follow-up at Gestational Age 36 weeks and 0 days]
• Anal incontinence (AI) incidence at 6 weeks postpartum [Срок оценки: At the follow-up at 6 weeks postpartum]
• Anal incontinence (AI) incidence at 3 months postpartum [Срок оценки: At the follow-up at 3 months postpartum]
• Anal incontinence (AI) incidence at 6 months postpartum [Срок оценки: At the follow-up at 6 months postpartum]
• Sexual dysfunction incidence at inclusion, during the 1st trimester of pregnancy [Срок оценки: At baseline, during the 1st trimester of pregnancy (gestational age (GA) up to 12 weeks +6 days)]
• Sexual dysfunction incidence at inclusion, during the 2nd trimester of pregnancy [Срок оценки: At the follow-up at Gestational Age 26weeks and 0 days]