Pilates and the Pelvic Floor: A Quasi-experimental Study
Pregnancy, Perineum; Injury, Pilates Method
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Pregnancy focused on measuring Nursing, Midwifery, Nurse, Pilates Method, Pelvic floor, Injuries, Episiotomy, Pregnancy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- To go to the Maternal Education program.
- Give your written consent to participate in the study.
- Singleton pregnancy.
- Low-risk pregnancy.
- No contraindication to physical exercise.
- Age equals or more than 18 years old.
Excusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women with poor pregnancy control.
- Difficulty in speaking or understanding Spanish.
- Required a C-section during delivery.
- Refusal to participate in the study.
Sites / Locations
- Carmen Feria Ramírez
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
PILATES METHOD
MATERNAL EDUCATION
It was intended the Pilates program were low supervision and easily realizable by all patients, which implied flexibility in the schedule. In this sense the sessions of Pilates was adjusted to these assumptions and the Pilates monitor offered several schedules on diferent days of the week. The pregnant women assigned to the intervention group were supervised by the midwifery of reference and trained by a Pilates monitor who explained the training program. The women received eight sessions of Pilates, given with a frequency of two classes per week and one hour of duration during a period of four weeks. The exercises for each session were determined beforehand. In addition, the participants maintained the usual monitoring of pregnancy valued by the reference average, attending the sessions of the maternal education program of their health center. The therapeutic control were carried out by telephone call and clinical history review between the eighth and tenth day postpartum.
The control group maintained the usual monitoring of pregnancy valued by the reference average, attending the sessions of the maternal education program of their health center. Therapeutic control was carried out by phone call and review of the clinical history between the eighth and tenth day postpartum.