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. 2005 Jan 3:5:1.
doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-5-1.

Etiology and prognosis of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain; design of a longitudinal study

Janneke M Bastiaanssen  1 , Rob A de Bie, Caroline H G Bastiaenen, Annie Heuts, Mariëlle E A L Kroese, Gerard G M Essed, Piet A van den Brandt
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Etiology and prognosis of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain; design of a longitudinal study

Janneke M Bastiaanssen et al. BMC Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: Absence of knowledge of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) has prompted the start of a large cohort study in the Netherlands. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and incidence of PPGP, to identify risk factors involved in the onset and to determine the prognosis of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain.

Methods/design: 7,526 pregnant women of the southeast of the Netherlands participated in a prospective cohort study. During a 2-year period, they were recruited by midwives and gynecologists at 14 weeks of pregnancy. Participants completed a questionnaire at baseline, at 30 weeks of pregnancy, at 2 weeks after delivery, at 6 months after delivery and at 1 year after delivery. The study uses extensive questionnaires with questions ranging from physical complaints, limitations in activities, restriction in participation, work situation, demographics, lifestyle, pregnancy-related factors and psychosocial factors.

Discussion: This large-scale prospective cohort study will provide reliable insights in incidence, prevalence and factors related to etiology and prognosis of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain.

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Figure 1
Flowchart of pain in the lower back, the buttocks, the symphyses, groins and/or radiation into the legs: description of cases.
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The location of participating midwives and gynaecologists in the Netherlands.
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Figure 3
The point prevalence of PPGP during pregnancy for women with (■) and without (▲) a history of LBP/PPGP.
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