Does prenatal pelvic floor muscle training help to prevent stress urinary incontinence in late pregnancy, postpartum, and interpregnancy period?

Abstract

Prenatal pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) helps to prevent urinary incontinence (UI) in the late pregnancy (62% lower risk) and early postpartum period (29% lower risk; SOR: A, meta-analysis of clinical trials). However, PFMT may not help prevent UI in the interpregnancy period (SOR: C, small clinical trial). PFMT is recommended as an initial treatment of all types of UI but not specifically as prevention of stress UI in pregnancy (SOR: C, expert opinion).