Urinary stress incontinence and other maternal outcomes 2 years after caesarean or vaginal birth for twin pregnancy: a multicentre randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Does planned caesarean compared with planned vaginal birth lower the risk of problematic urinary stress, faecal, or flatal incontinence?

Design

Women between 32^0/7 and 38^6/7 weeks of gestation with a twin pregnancy were randomised to planned caesarean or planned vaginal birth.

Setting

The trial took place at 106 centres in 25 countries.

Population

A total of 2305 of the 2804 women enrolled in the study completed questionnaires at 2 years (82.2% follow-up): 1155 in the planned caesarean group and 1150 in the planned vaginal birth group.

Methods

A structured self-administered questionnaire completed at 2 years postpartum.

Main outcome measures

The primary maternal outcome of the Twin Birth Study was problematic urinar

SUBMITTER: Hutton EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6282843 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature