Open AccessPrognosis of women with pelvic pain during pregnancy: a long‐term follow‐up study
Author(s) -
Röst Cecile C.M.,
Jacqueline J.,
Kaiser A.,
Verhagen Arianne P.,
Koes Bart W.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1080/00016340600626982
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , pregnancy , pelvic pain , obstetrics , cohort study , cohort , back pain , physical therapy , surgery , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
Study design. A follow‐up study of women with pelvic pain during pregnancy. Objectives. To evaluate prognostic factors for pelvic pain. Methods. Out of a cohort of 870 pelvic pain patients, 598 women, who delivered less than 42 months prior to the follow‐up measurement, were selected for follow‐up. Results. Data of 430 women were available for analysis with a mean follow‐up duration of 18 months postpartum. Forty‐three women still experienced moderate or severe pain and were seriously hindered in more than one activity. At intake symptomatic women experienced a higher overall severity of complaints, more walking deficiencies, and mentioned prepregnancy back pain more often and reported labor lasting longer than 18 h 2.5 times more often than asymptomatic women. Explained variance of these factors is small. Conclusions. Mean 18 months postpartum a small group had moderate or severe pain. Prepregnancy back pain, severity of complaints, and number of walking deficiencies at primary referral as well as duration of labor showed a significant relation with symptoms.