Complications 8 weeks after an obstetric second-degree perineal laceration in relation to body mass index.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

How body mass index (BMI) affects pelvic floor function after a second-degree perineal laceration is unknown. The hypothesis of this study is that pelvic floor dysfunction and complications after an obstetric second-degree perineal laceration are more common in women with a higher BMI 8 weeks postpartum.

Methods

This register-based cohort study includes 10,876 primiparous women with an obstetric second-degree perineal laceration between 2014 and 2021. Data were retrieved from the Swedish Perineal Laceration Registry. Outcomes in relation to maternal BMI were urinary incontinence (UI), anal incontinence (AI) and common complications attributable to the laceration. Uni- and multivariate logistic regressions were used for comparison between normal we

SUBMITTER: Otterheim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10810915 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature