Open AccessAssociation between urinary tract infection and postmicturition wiping habit
Author(s) -
PERSAD SUNIL,
WATERMEYER SEAN,
GRIFFITHS ANTHONY,
CHERIAN BINA,
EVANS JANET
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 - 10.1080/00016340600936977
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary system , pregnancy , urination , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , surgery , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Urinary tract infections are common in pregnancy. In pregnancy urinary tract infections have an associated risk of premature labour. This study looks at the incidence of urinary tract infections and the method of perineal hygiene used after urination. Wiping back to front is associated with a greater risk of developing urinary tract infection than wiping front to back.