Table 2. Reply to the questions about pelvic floor, sexual (dys)function, pelvic floor therapy and education.
| Item/question | N (m) | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n “I don’t know” (%) |
n “Yes” (%) |
n “No” (%) |
||
| Knowledge of Pelvic Floor | ||||
| Is conscious control of PFM possible? | 212 (0) | 20 (9.4%) | 190 (89.6%) | 2 (0.9%) |
| Occasional leakage of urine? | 211 (1) | 28 (13.3%) | 69 (32.7%) | 114 (54.0%) |
| Urine leakage during sports? | 210 (2) | 45 (21.4%) | 70 (33.3%) | 95 (45.2%) |
| Precautionary use of a pad? | 210 (2) | 22 (10.5%) | 121 (57.6%) | 67 (31.9%) |
| PFM weakness after delivery? | 212 (0) | 34 (16%) | 169 (79.7%) | 9 (4.2%) |
| Pain after delivery? | ||||
| Immediately pp | 212 (0) | 56 (26.4%) | 149 (70.3%) | 7 (3.3%) |
| 1 month pp | 211 (1) | 92 (43.6%) | 71 (33.6%) | 48 (22.7%) |
| 6 months pp | 211 (1) | 80 (37.9%) | 5 (2.4) | 126 (59.7%) |
| UI after delivery? | ||||
| Immediately pp | 212 (0) | 44 (20.8%) | 154 (72.6%) | 14 (6.6%) |
| 1 month pp | 211 (1) | 72 (34.1%) | 73 (34.6%) | 66 (31.3%) |
| 6 months pp | 211 (1) | 69 (32.7%) | 28 (13.3%) | 114 (54.0%) |
| FI after delivery? | ||||
| Immediately pp | 212 (0) | 51 (24.1%) | 76 (35.8%) | 85 (40.1%) |
| 1 month pp | 212 (0) | 52 (24.5%) | 4 (1.9%) | 156 (73.6%) |
| 6 months pp | 212 (0) | 45 (21.2%) | 2 (0.9%) | 165 (77.8%) |
| Dyspareunia after delivery normal? | ||||
| 1 month pp | 210 (2) | 61 (29.0%) | 128 (61.0%) | 21 (10.0%) |
| 6 months pp | 211 (1) | 62 (29.4%) | 23 (10.9%) | 125 (59.2%) |
| Knowledge about the sexual (dys)function of PFM | ||||
| Do the PFM play a role in orgasm? | 210 (2) | 57 (27.1%) | 135 (64.3%) | 18 (8.6%) |
| UI during sexual intercourse? | 211 (1) | 69 (32.7%) | 27 (12.8%) | 115 (54.5%) |
| Occasional dyspareunia? | 211 (1) | 35 (16.6%) | 120 (56.9%) | 56 (26.5%) |
| Continuous dyspareunia? | 211 (1) | 30 (14.2%) | 13 (6.2%) | 168 (79.6%) |
| Knowledge about pelvic floor therapy | ||||
| Is prenatal physiotherapy useful? | 211 (1) | 35 (16.6%) | 166 (78.7%) | 10 (4.7%) |
| Is postnatal physiotherapy useful? | 211 (1) | 17 (8.1%) | 188 (89.1%) | 6 (2.8%) |
| Do you know what PFT means? | 207 (5) | 0 | 15 (7.2%) | 192 (92.8%) |
| Ever followed PFT? | 208 (4) | 0 | 6 (2.9%) | 202 (97.1%) |
| Education and gathering of information about the topic | ||||
| Ever received information? | 208 (4) | 0 | 40 (19.2%) | 168 (80.8%) |
| Ever searched for information? | 205 (7) | 0 | 8 (3.9%) | 197 (96.1%) |
| Sufficiently informed? | 205 (7) | 0 | 15 (7.3%) | 190 (92.7%) |
| Interested in more information? | 206 (6) | 0 | 191 (92.7%) | 15 (7.3%) |
N: number of participants, m: missing items, n: number of answers, PFM: pelvic floor muscles, pp: postpartum, UI: urinary incontinence, FI: fecal incontinence, PFT: pelvic floor training