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Review
. 2017 Jul;30(13):1552-1555.
doi: 10.1080/14767058.2016.1209648. Epub 2017 Mar 28.

Postpartum stress urinary incontinence, is it related to vaginal delivery?

Hong Wang  1   2 , Gamal Ghoniem  2
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Review

Postpartum stress urinary incontinence, is it related to vaginal delivery?

Hong Wang et al. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Jul.
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Abstract

A postpartum stress urinary incontinence is highly prevalent in Chinese women. Both pregnancy and delivery can damage muscular, fascial, and neural mechanisms of urinary continence. Elective cesarean section (CS) is not completely protective against postpartum stress urinary incontinence.

Keywords: C-section; Postpartum; incontinence.

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