Vaginal palpation versus transabdominal ultrasound in the comprehension of pelvic floor muscle contraction after vaginal delivery: a randomised controlled trial

Table 3 Change in understanding PFM contraction

	VP (n = 32)		TAU (n = 33)		t-value	p-value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t-value	p-value
Understanding of PFMC (score)
Pre	6.59	2.09	7.12	1.83
Post	9.43	0.88	9.09	1.26
Change	2.84	1.97	1.97	1.63	1.946	0.056

PFM pelvic floor muscle, PFMC pelvic floor muscle contraction, VP vaginal palpation, TAU transabdominal ultrasound, SD standard deviation

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