Abstract:Objective To investigate the function of pelvic floor muscles after different delivery modes, and to understand the value of EMG evaluation and treatment in the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction. Methods A total of 365 parturients (202 vaginal delivery and 163 selective cesarean section) delivered in Tianjin Hospital from January 2016 to March 2018 were enrolled in the study. The function of pelvic floor was tested to find out the incidence of pelvic floor diseases, the muscle strength, and the characteristics of electromyography at 42 days after deliveries. We explored the pathogenesis of stress urinary incontinence (n = 137) and pelvic organ prolapse (n =212) by comparing the electromyographicindices. Finally, we evaluated the effect of electromyography improvement in patients with excessive activity (n = 42) and relaxation activity (n = 70) after one course of pelvic floor electromyography treatment. Results There was no statistical difference in the incidences of uterine prolapse and stress urinary incontinence between vaginal delivery group and cesarean section group (P > 0.05). There was significant difference between the incidence of anterior vaginal wall prolapse and posterior vaginal wall prolapse (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the distribution of Oxford muscle strength in the pelvic floor between the spontaneous delivery group and the cesarean section group (P > 0.05), and the most of patients were in grade 2 or above. The indexes of Glazer electromyogram (resting value, rapid contraction value, tension contraction value, and endurance contraction value) of vaginal delivery group and cesarean section group were significantly different (P < 0.05). The contractility and resting value of pelvic floor muscle in cesarean section group were higher than those in vaginal delivery group (P < 0.05). The resting value, tension contraction value and endurance contraction value of stress urinary incontinence group were higher than those of pelvic organ prolapse group (P < 0.05), and the rapid contraction value was lower (P < 0.05). After treatment, resting baseline values of excessiveactivity patients decreased (P < 0.05), while the mean value of sustained contraction, maximum value of rapid contraction, and endurance contraction of relaxation-activity patients increased significantly (P < 0.05). There was no statistical difference in resting potential of excessive-activity patients between the spontaneous delivery group and the cesarean section group before and after treatment (P > 0.05). In the relaxation group, there was also no statistical difference in the mean of sustained contraction, maximum rapid contraction and endurance contraction before and after treatment between the two different deliver mode groups (P > 0.05). Conclusions Although the mode of delivery affects the function of pelvic floor muscle at some limits, it can not be used as the basis for the choice of the mode of delivery. Pelvic floor electromyography index is helpful to detect the postpartum pelvic floor muscle function and can be used as the evaluation method of postpartum rehabilitation effect. Pelvic floor electromyography treatment can effectively improve the early postpartum pelvic floor muscle function.