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Table 1 Urinary and anal incontinence before/during pregnancy and 6 months after childbirth.

From: Incontinence, bladder neck mobility, and sphincter ruptures in primiparous women

(n = 99)

before pregnancy

during pregnancy

6 months post partum

p-value (before vs. pp)

SUI

3 (3.0%)

21 (21.2%)

21 (21.2%)

0.001*

OAB

2 (2.0%)

4 (4.0%)

9 (9.1%)

0.172

Flatus incontinence

12 (12.1%)

16 (16.2%)

28 (28.3%)

0.029*

Fecal urgency

1 (1.0%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (3.0%)

0.610

Fecal incontinence

1 (1.0%)

3 (3.0%)

3 (3.0%)

0.610

  1. SUI - Stress Urinary Incontinence, OAB - Overactive Bladder, pp - post partum,*χ2 test significant with p < .05