Overactive Bladder in Late Pregnancy to 1 Year After First Vaginal Delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Understanding overactive bladder (OAB) during pregnancy and postpartum may increase our knowledge of pathophysiology.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to understand the prevalence and severity of OAB during pregnancy through 1 year postpartum as well as the associated factors.

Study design

This is a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study evaluating primiparous women with a singleton term vaginal delivery assessed at the third trimester, 8 weeks postpartum, and 1 year postpartum. Overactive bladder was defined as urinary urgency plus nocturia or frequency, or urgency urinary incontinence (UUI). Overactive bladder severity was defined using average visual analog scores (0-100) from OAB symptoms on the Epidemiology of Prolapse and Incontinenc

SUBMITTER: Hendrickson WK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10987286 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature