1. Obesity as a predictor of postpartum urinary symptoms.
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Rasmussen KL, Krue S, Johansson LE, Knudsen HJ, and Agger AO
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- Adult, Body Height, Body Mass Index, Body Weight, Denmark, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Prognosis, Surveys and Questionnaires, Obesity complications, Puerperal Disorders etiology, Urinary Incontinence, Stress etiology
- Abstract
Background: To investigate the relationship between pre-pregnancy obesity, and urinary symptoms, especially urinary incontinence, before, during, and 6-18 months after delivery., Methods: Body Mass Index extracted from obstetric records. Postal questionnaire. MATERIAL AND SETTING: One hundred and eight women with Body Mass Index of at least 30 kg/m2 delivered at the Obstetric Department, Herning Central Hospital, October 1994 to September 1995. As control served 108 matched, normal weight women delivering during the same period., Result: Response rate was 83%. Stress incontinence, urgency and the feeling of having a hygienic problem was significantly more common after delivery in both groups, but at any time significantly more common among obese women. Urge incontinence was a numerically small problem after delivery., Conclusion: Obesity is a potent risk factor for several urinary symptoms after pregnancy and delivery, and a substantial number of women still have problems 6-18 months postpartum.
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- 1997
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