title: New directions in understanding how the pelvic floor prepares for and recovers from vaginal delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Electronic address: ajoged@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nygaard
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000293:injuries*; D000818:Animals; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000166:cytology*; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000293:injuries*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D011630:Pubic Bone / Q000293:injuries*