AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Predelivery factors contribute to postpartum incontinence.(Obstetrics)
WASHINGTON -- Pregnancy itself, not just delivery, contributes to the development or worsening of postparturn anorectal problems, including incontinence, Lt. Cmdr. Amy L. O'Boyle, MC, USNR, reported.
"Pregnancy produces significant alterations in virtually all organ systems. However, relatively little is known about the normal changes in the pelvic floor that occur during pregnancy," she said at the annual meeting of the Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
To find out more about these normal, pregnancy-related changes in the pelvic floor, the researchers gave 75 women questionnaires on anorectal symptoms during at least one trimester or post partum: 34 reported on the first trimester, 32 on the second trimester, 45 on the third trimester, and 47 post partum, for a total of 158 questionnaires.
Incontinence was defined as the involuntary loss of flatus, liquid stool, or solid stool from the rectum, said Dr. O'Boyle of the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va.
Surprisingly, more women reported anal incontinence before delivery than post partum--18% in the first trimester, 19% in the second, and 29% in the third, compared with 15% post partum. Similarly, more ...
- General nutrition-related knowledge and beliefs of post-partum women.(Original...
- Magazine article from: Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia Nowak, Madeleine Harrison, Simone L. Buttner, Petra G. June 1, 2004 700+ words
...nutrition-related beliefs and knowledge of post-partum women in Brisbane and Canberra. Design...Subjects: One hundred and sixty-eight post-partum women, who gave birth to a live infant...There is a need to provide pregnant and post-partum women with information about core foods...
- Management of the 3rd stage of labour to prevent post-partum haemorrhage: joint...
- Magazine article from: International Midwifery November 1, 2003 700+ words
...needed, stabilised during the immediate post-partum period. Upon review of the available...is proven to reduce the incidence of post-partum haemorrhage (PPH), the quantity of...adequate prevention and treatment of post-partum haemorrhage; * Publication of the statement...
- Making pregnancy safer in Myanmar: introducing misoprostol to prevent...
- Magazine article from: Reproductive Health Matters Htay, Thein Thein November 1, 2007 700+ words
...stage of labour, for prevention of post-partum haemorrhage. The pilot aimed to appraise...births, (3) of which 31% was due to post-partum haemorrhage, the leading cause of maternal...of Health. As regards prevention of post-partum haemorrhage, use of injectable oxytocin...
- Five Graduates From CCADA Post Partum Program In Anacostia
- Newspaper article from: Washington Informer November 6, 1996 700+ words
...06-1996 Five Graduates From CCADA Post Partum Program In Anacostia. Five very happy...graduates this week from the pregnancy and post partum program offered by Concerned Citizens...outlook about life." CCADA began the post partum program two years ago, offering services...
- Preeclampsia may occur 28 days post partum, diagnosis often missed by ER...
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Johnson, Kate December 15, 2002 700+ words
...and the risk remains for up to 28 days post partum. "Traditional belief is that the risk...Of the remaining cases that occurred post partum, 79% happened 48 hours after delivery...delivery this condition can also occur post partum," Dr. Barton said in an interview...
- Anaesthetics: Post-partum neuropathy following epidural analgesia: 5 case...
- Magazine article from: Reactions Weekly Anonymous August 9, 2008 700+ words
...retrospectively identified, who developed post-partum neuropathy after receiving epidural...operations. All patients developed post-partum neuropathy [duration of treatments...Driver RP, Griser AL. Willoughby CD. Post-partum neuropathy following epidural analgesia...
- Between personal wishes and medical "prescription": mode of delivery and...
- Magazine article from: Reproductive Health Matters Knauth, Daniela Riva Barbosa, Regina Maria Hopkins, Kristine November 1, 2003 700+ words
...pregnancy and birth. Based on antenatal and post-partum interviews with 60 HIV-positive pregnant...affect mode of delivery and access to post-partum sterilisation, and the implications...their experience of delivery and the post-partum period mainly in comparison to previous...
- Failure to address post-partum anaemia in Uganda.(Service Delivery)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Reproductive Health Matters November 1, 2003 700+ words
...are low. This study investigated 349 post-partum women using both clinical signs and...had not attended health clinics for post-partum check-ups, although 80 of the 349...problems. This suggests two things: post-partum services should be increased and mothers...
Source: HighBeam Research, Predelivery factors contribute to postpartum incontinence.(Obstetrics)