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Table 2 Knack method

From: Evaluation of the effect of an antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercise programme on female sexual function during pregnancy and the first 3 months following birth: study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Aim

3 sets of 13 pelvic floor muscle contractions lasting 8–10 s daily

Triggers (red stick-up dots)

Shower, teeth, meals, queues and so forth

The Knack

Functional bracing: grip up before cough, sneeze, lift, bend

Postnatally

As above and also incorporating good bladder habits