Open AccessObesity as a predictor of postpartum urinary symptoms
Author(s) -
Rasmussen Kjeld Leisgárd,
Krue Søren,
Johansson Lars Eric,
Knudsen Hans Jørgen Hynding,
Agger Anders Ole
Publication year - 1997
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 - 10.1111/j.1600-0412.1997.tb07993.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary incontinence , body mass index , pregnancy , obesity , obstetrics , urinary system , postpartum period , risk factor , gynecology , surgery , genetics , biology
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.