Prevalence and Risk Factors for Vaginal Flatus From Mid-Pregnancy to 12 Months Postpartum: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prevalence of and trend in bothersome vaginal flatus from mid-pregnancy to 12 months postpartum, according to vaginal parity. The secondary objective was to assess differences in pelvic floor anatomy as risk factors for bothersome flatus at 12 months postpartum.

Design

Longitudinal cohort study.

Setting

Akershus University Hospital, Norway.

Sample

880 women with vaginal births.

Methods

Participants completed questionnaires in mid-pregnancy, at 3 and 12 months postpartum, and attended a gynaecological examination including ultrasound at 12 months postpartum. Parity was classified as primipara, secundipara, or multipara (no, one, or ≥ 2 previous vaginal births, respectively). A generalised linear mixed model and logistic regression

SUBMITTER: Macedo MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12770080 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature