<p>This information on best practice is based on a systematic review conducted by the Western Australian Centre for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery, a collaborating centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute. Full details of the studies included in the systematic review are in the report The Effectiveness of a Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Program on Urinary Incontinence Following Childbirth (Haddow et al 2005) available online via Blackwell Synergy: www.blackwell-synergy.com and to members of the institute via the web site: www.joannabriggs.edu.au This information sheet discusses the following: ■<p>Antenatal and postnatal pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME).</p>■<p>Timing and types of PFME programme.</p>■<p>Implications for practice.</p>■<p>Recommendations.</p></p>