Association between functional constipation and vaginal wind in women at 6 weeks postpartum.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

The pathogenesis of vaginal wind remains unclear. This study was aimed at assessing the association between functional constipation and vaginal wind in women at 6 weeks postpartum.

Methods

This is a multicenter cross-sectional study. We collected data, such as baseline demographic, clinical characteristics, pelvic organ prolapse quantification score. and surface electromyography parameters of pelvic floor muscles, of women at 6 weeks postpartum who visited the postpartum rehabilitation clinic between May 2022 and September 2022. The cohort data were from women who visited the postpartum rehabilitation clinic of the First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University and the Women and Children's Health Care Hospital of Yudu County. Follow-up for

SUBMITTER: Xiao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10756862 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature