Search Articles

Home / Articles

Frequency of pelvic floor muscle weakness and urinary incontinence among women after vaginal delivery

. Faiza Asghar & Huma Basharat


Abstract

Background: Urinary Incontinence is a common affliction that impairs quality of life and restricts social activity in adult women. Previous literature has told about prevalence of urinary incontinence in females in post-partum period including both vaginal and cesarean delivery. Objective of this study was to see the frequency of pelvic floor weakness leading to urinary incontinence after vaginal delivery.

Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was designed on females that had vaginal delivery at Govt. Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Hospital, who were identified by Medical, Epidemiological, and Social aspects of Aging (MESA) questionnaire to reflect  urinary incontinence. There was no significant difference between age, education of women. Women of age between 18 -45 were included in study. MESA questionnaire was used as data collection tool.

Results: Results indicated that 29% females of the study population had urinary incontinence after vaginal delivery and 71% of study population did not have symptoms of urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence was more common in old age females.

Conclusion: Frequency of urinary incontinence was very high in women of reproductive age that had vaginal delivery to develop muscle weakness leading to urinary incontinence.

Keywords: Prevalence, urinary incontinence, frequency, reproductive age

Download :