Association of Delivery Mode With Pelvic Floor Disorders After Childbirth.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pelvic floor disorders (eg, urinary incontinence), which affect approximately 25% of women in the United States, are associated with childbirth. However, little is known about the course and progression of pelvic floor disorders over time.

Objective

To describe the incidence of pelvic floor disorders after childbirth and identify maternal and obstetrical characteristics associated with patterns of incidence 1 to 2 decades after delivery.

Design, setting, and participants

Women were recruited from a community hospital for this cohort study 5 to 10 years after their first delivery and followed up annually for up to 9 years. Recruitment was based on mode of delivery; delivery groups were matched for age and years since first delivery. Of 4072 eligible women, 1

SUBMITTER: Blomquist JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583632 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature