Effects of prolonged second stage, method of birth, timing of caesarean section and other obstetric risk factors on postnatal urinary incontinence: An Australian nulliparous cohort study

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the contribution of prolonged labour, method of birth, timing of caesarean section and other obstetric risk factors to postpartum urinary incontinence. Design: Prospective pregnancy cohort. Setting: Six metropolitan public hospitals in Victoria, Australia. Sample: A total of 1507 nulliparous women recruited to the maternal health study in early pregnancy (≤24 weeks). Method: Data from hospital medical records and self-administered questionnaires/telephone interviews at ≤24 and 30-32 weeks of gestation and 3 months postpartum analysed using univariable and multivariable logistic regression. Main outcome measure: Urinary incontinence 3 months postpartum in women conti..