Postpartum stress urinary incontinence, is it related to vaginal delivery?

Hong Wang; Gamal Ghoniem

doi:10.1080/14767058.2016.1209648

Postpartum stress urinary incontinence, is it related to vaginal delivery?

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Jul;30(13):1552-1555. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2016.1209648. Epub 2017 Mar 28.

Authors

Hong Wang^{1

2}, Gamal Ghoniem²

Affiliations

¹ a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Capital Medical University , Beijing , China.
² b Department of Urology, University of California , Irvine, Orange, CA , USA.

PMID: 27654074
DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2016.1209648

Abstract

A postpartum stress urinary incontinence is highly prevalent in Chinese women. Both pregnancy and delivery can damage muscular, fascial, and neural mechanisms of urinary continence. Elective cesarean section (CS) is not completely protective against postpartum stress urinary incontinence.

Keywords: C-section; Postpartum; incontinence.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Delivery, Obstetric / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Labor Stage, Second
Pelvic Floor / injuries
Postpartum Period*
Pregnancy
Puerperal Disorders / etiology*
Urinary Incontinence, Stress / etiology*
Urinary Tract / injuries
Urinary Tract / physiopathology