Participants
VAGINA, CONTRACTION, URETHRA
As described in the parent study [Demographic data were collected through electronic questionnaires and obstetrical data were collected from the women’s medical birth records. Prior to the study start all participants had received a written leaflet containing information on postpartum PFMT from the postnatal ward. When included (6 weeks postpartum), ahead of randomization, all participants were instructed by one of two trained physical therapists (GH, KG) in how to perform a correct PFM contraction. Correct contraction was defined as a cranioventral shift of the LA muscle (inward lift and squeeze around the urethra, vagina, and rectum), and was verified by observation and vaginal palpation [