Pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms and risk factors at the first year of postpartum women: a cross-sectional study
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2020
Yazarlar: Zeynep DAŞIKAN, Ruşen ÖZTÜRK, Aslihan Ozturk
Contemporary Nurse, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2020, cilt 56, ss 132-145
DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2020.1749099
Özet
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) symptoms experienced the first year of postpartum and obstetric risk factors.Methods: This research was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study was conducted with 408 women between 3 and 12 months postpartum, in İzmir.Results: It was found that urinary incontinence had been experienced by 33.3% of the women during pregnancy and 25.2% postpartum and 2.9% had experienced fecal incontinence. Other frequently experienced symptoms of PFD were in the order of frequency, perineal pain (53.4%), constipation (40.7%), flatulence (34.1%), dyspareunia (27.7%) and fecal incontinence (2.9%).Conclusion: PFD symptoms are common in postpartum women. Early diagnosis, treatment and preventive approaches should be made by healthcare professionals for perinatal pelvic floor health.Impact statement: Healthcare professionals should acknowledge the importance of PFD after birth and identify the problems early period. Our study emphasizes the size of the problem and improvement for PFD.