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Table 2 Prevalence of incontinence before pregnancy and after different modes of delivery 6 months post partum.

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

 

Before pregnancy

(n = 99)

Spontaneous delivery

(n = 61)

Vacuum extraction

(n = 19)

Cesarean section

(n = 19)

 

prevalence

prevalence

p-value*

prevalence

p-value*

prevalence

p-value*

SUI

3 (3.0%)

14 (23.0%)

0.002

7 (36.8%)

0.001

0 (0%)

1.00

OAB

2 (2.0%)

7 (11.5%)

0.30

1 (5.2%)

1.00

1 (5.2%)

1.00

Anal inc.

13 (13.1%)

22 (36.1%)

0.0016

8 (42.1%)

0.007

4 (21.1%)

0.58

  1. SUI - Stress Urinary Incontinence, OAB - Overactive Bladder, * χ2 test, comparison against prevalence before pregnancy; bold numbers: significant difference with p < .05