Managing postpartum stress urinary incontinence
- PMID: 12848100
- DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2003.41646
Managing postpartum stress urinary incontinence
Abstract
About 10-40% of women who have given birth have postpartum stress urinary incontinence (i.e. involuntary leakage of urine with increases in intra-abdominal pressure). Here, we discuss whether anything except surgery can be done to prevent or treat postpartum stress urinary incontinence.
Similar articles
-
[The effect of pelvic floor exercises in the antepartum and postpartum periods on occurrence of stress urinary incontinence: implications for health care provision].Ginekol Pol. 2001 Sep;72(9):681-7. Ginekol Pol. 2001. PMID: 11757478 Review. Polish.
-
Pelvic-floor rehabilitation, Part 2: Pelvic-floor reeducation with interferential currents and exercise in the treatment of genuine stress incontinence in postpartum women--a cohort study.Phys Ther. 1995 Dec;75(12):1075-81. doi: 10.1093/ptj/75.12.1075. Phys Ther. 1995. PMID: 7501710 Clinical Trial.
-
Acupuncture combined with pelvic floor rehabilitation training for postpartum stress urinary incontinence: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clin Rehabil. 2025 May;39(5):618-631. doi: 10.1177/02692155251324585. Epub 2025 Mar 11. Clin Rehabil. 2025. PMID: 40069127
-
Prevention of postpartum stress incontinence in primigravidae with increased bladder neck mobility: a randomised controlled trial of antenatal pelvic floor exercises.BJOG. 2002 Jan;109(1):68-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2002.t01-1-01116.x. BJOG. 2002. PMID: 11845813 Clinical Trial.
-
Teaching and practicing of pelvic floor muscle exercises in primiparous women during pregnancy and the postpartum period.Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul;197(1):107.e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.02.052. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007. PMID: 17618779 Clinical Trial.
Publication types
MeSH terms
Substances
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Medical