Pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms and risk factors at the first year of postpartum women: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Aslihan Ozturk, Ruşen Öztürk, Zeynep Daşikan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Ege Üniversitesi |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Constipation Turkey Cross-sectional study Urinary incontinence childbirth 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Pelvic floor dysfunction Pregnancy Risk Factors biopsychosocial model Surveys and Questionnaires incontinence Medicine Fecal incontinence Childbirth Humans 030212 general & internal medicine General Nursing pelvic floor disorders Pelvic floor 030504 nursing perineal pain business.industry Obstetrics Postpartum Period perinatal care medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Cross-Sectional Studies Urinary Incontinence Female medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Fecal Incontinence |
| Popis: | Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) symptoms experienced the first year of postpartum and obstetric risk factors. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study was conducted with 408 women between 3 and 12 months postpartum, in Izmir. Results: It was found that urinary incontinence had been experienced by 33.3% of the women during pregnancy and 25.2% postpartum and 2.9% had experienced fecal incontinence. Other frequently experienced symptoms of PFD were in the order of frequency, perineal pain (53.4%), constipation (40.7%), flatulence (34.1%), dyspareunia (27.7%) and fecal incontinence (2.9%). Conclusion: PFD symptoms are common in postpartum women. Early diagnosis, treatment and preventive approaches should be made by healthcare professionals for perinatal pelvic floor health. Impact statement: Healthcare professionals should acknowledge the importance of PFD after birth and identify the problems early period. Our study emphasizes the size of the problem and improvement for PFD. |
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