This research will be conducted on pregnant volunteers who have applied to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine Hospital and undergone a comprehensive examination by an Obstetrician and Gynecologist. After these participants are informed about the content of the study, a signed informed consent form will be obtained. In the study, during mutual interviews with all participants, initial assessments will include a data recording form, digital palpation and the PERFECT system to evaluate pelvic floor muscle strength and endurance, and clitoral Doppler ultrasound to evaluate vulvovaginal blood flow. Routine pregnancy assessments will also include umbilical, uterine artery, and MCA Doppler ultrasound. Participants will be divided into two groups: exercise and control. Pregnant women in the exercise group will receive an individualized pelvic floor exercise program created by a physiotherapist (individual exercise sessions will be arranged based on data obtained from each participant's pelvic floor examination), with the first session conducted with the physiotherapist, and then they will be asked to continue this as a home program. Participants will be reassessed during their routine doctor check-ups throughout the pregnancy, and the exercise program will be updated by the physiotherapist. An exercise tracking chart will be created and given to the participants for the home program, and they will be asked to fill these out daily. Pregnant women in the control group will only receive education about the pelvic floor muscles, their functions, pelvic structure, and changes in these structures during pregnancy. Assessments will be repeated from the 2nd trimester until delivery during the participants' routine doctor check-ups. The differences between these two groups in the obtained data will be examined.
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uterine artery blood flow
Timeframe: The first measurement will be performed between the 20th and 24th weeks of pregnancy, the second measurement between the 25th and 28th weeks of pregnancy, and the third measurement between the 35th and 38th weeks of pregnancy.
umbilical artery blood flow
Timeframe: The first measurement will be performed between the 20th and 24th weeks of pregnancy, the second measurement between the 25th and 28th weeks of pregnancy, and the third measurement between the 35th and 38th weeks of pregnancy.
middle cerebral artery blood flow
Timeframe: The first measurement will be performed between the 20th and 24th weeks of pregnancy, the second measurement between the 25th and 28th weeks of pregnancy, and the third measurement between the 35th and 38th weeks of pregnancy.
vulvovaginal blood flow
Timeframe: The first measurement will be performed between the 20th and 24th weeks of pregnancy, the second measurement between the 25th and 28th weeks of pregnancy, and the third measurement between the 35th and 38th weeks of pregnancy.
pelvic floor muscle function
Timeframe: The first measurement will be performed between the 20th and 24th weeks of pregnancy, the second measurement between the 25th and 28th weeks of pregnancy, and the third measurement between the 35th and 38th weeks of pregnancy.
pelvic floor muscle function
Timeframe: The first measurement will be performed between the 20th and 24th weeks of pregnancy, the second measurement between the 25th and 28th weeks of pregnancy, and the third measurement between the 35th and 38th weeks of pregnancy.
pelvic floor muscle function
Timeframe: The first measurement will be performed between the 20th and 24th weeks of pregnancy, the second measurement between the 25th and 28th weeks of pregnancy, and the third measurement between the 35th and 38th weeks of pregnancy.