Urinary incontinence: vaginal delivery versus instrumental delivery

Abstract

Objective: An overview of urinary incontinence issues after vaginal delivery versus instrumental delivery.

Design: A review article.

Methods: Compilation of published data from scientific literature.

Setting: Ústav pro studium odborných předmětů a praktických dovedností, Fakulta zdravotnických věd, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci. Centrum vědy a výzkumu, Fakulta zdravotnických věd, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.

Conclusion: Pregnancy and childbirth can lead to injuries of the pelvic floor muscles. The age of the firstborn in the pelvic floor disorders is similar to that of the end of pregnancy. Surgical vaginal delivery is an important part of modern obstetric practice. This serves to facilitate the delivery of the head. Includes vacuumextraction (VEX) and forceps. Forceps-assisted delivery has a lower failure rate than vacuum-assisted delivery but is associated with a higher incidence of maternal pelvic floor trauma.

Keywords: forceps; instrumental delivery; urinary incontinence; vaginal delivery; vakuum; ventouse.