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Research Article: Effects of early pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation combined with continuity of care on pelvic floor electromyography and postpartum depression in women with postpartum uterine prolapse

Date Published: 2026-06-19

Abstract:
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of early pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation training combined with continuity of care on pelvic floor electromyography (EMG) and postpartum depression in women with postpartum uterine prolapse. A total of 100 women with postpartum uterine prolapse were enrolled and randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group ( n =?50 per group) using a random number table. Outcome assessors were blinded to group allocation to minimize assessment bias. The control group received early pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation training alone, while the intervention group received additional continuity of care. At baseline, small but statistically significant differences in Self-Rating Anxiety Scale and Self-Rating Depression Scale scores were observed between the groups; to account for this, baseline values were included as covariates in the statistical adjustment. After the intervention, pelvic floor muscle strength was significantly better in the intervention group than in the control group ( P <?0.05), and the proportion of women with muscle strength grade ?3 was significantly higher in the intervention group ( P <?0.05). No significant between-group differences in pelvic floor EMG parameters were observed at baseline ( P >?0.05). At 1 and 3?months post-intervention, both pre-resting and post-resting mean EMG values decreased significantly from baseline in both groups ( P <?0.05), with significantly lower values in the intervention group than in the control group ( P <?0.05). After adjusting for baseline differences, both anxiety and depression scores were significantly reduced in both groups at 3?months post-intervention ( P <?0.05), and the reductions were significantly greater in the intervention group ( P <?0.05). In this preliminary study, early pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation training combined with continuity of care was associated with improvements in pelvic floor EMG parameters and reduced postpartum depressive symptoms in women with postpartum uterine prolapse. Larger multicenter trials are needed to confirm these findings.

Introduction:
Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) is a common disorder in women, encompassing a range of conditions such as urinary and fecal incontinence, uterine prolapse, pelvic organ displacement, and chronic pelvic pain ( 1 ). Pregnancy and childbirth are major risk factors for PFD. Previous studies have shown that more than 60% of women experience some degree of PFD after pregnancy and delivery, which can significantly impair quality of life ( 2 ). Among these disorders, uterine prolapse is a severe form of PFD and is…

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