ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2021
Urinary incontinence 6 weeks to 1 year post-partum: prevalence, experience of bother, beliefs, and help-seeking behavior.
Article in International urogynecology journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06162312 (Efficacy of Antenatal Perineal Massage in Reducing Postpartum Morbidities), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacy of Antenatal Perineal Massage in Reducing Postpartum Morbidities
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk Prediction Models for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Pooled it
- A mixed methods systematic literature review of barriers and facilitators to help-seeking among women with stigmatised pelvic health symptoms.BMC women's health · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence, incidence and bothersomeness of urinary incontinence between 6 weeks and 1 year post-partum: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2021Pooled it
- Conservative Treatment in Stress Urinary Incontinence-Narrative Literature Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Complications After Childbirth-Related Perineal Trauma up to Six-Weeks Postpartum: A Prospective Cohort Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Article
- Perceptions and Needs of Postpartum Women with Urinary Incontinence on Self-Management and Application of a Digital Human: A Qualitative Study.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Dutch Translation, Cultural Adaption, and Validation of the German Pelvic Floor Questionnaire for Pregnant and Postpartum Women.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Bothersome Urinary Incontinence After Pregnancy: A Cohort Study.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Individualized pelvic floor rehabilitation training on psychological and functional recovery in postpartum women with generalized anxiety disorder.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Various Urogynaecological Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Relation to Mode of Delivery.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2025Article
- Prevalence of urinary incontinence in postpartum women and physiotherapy interventions applied: An integrative review.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Review
- Care-seeking behaviors and risk factors in women with postpartum urinary incontinence.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of Vaginal Pessaries to Standard Care or Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Treating Postpartum Urinary Incontinence: a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2024Article
- Help-seeking behavior for nonsevere stress urinary incontinence among elderly women in communities, Beijing, China.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Sitting on the fence: A qualitative study of perceptions regarding pelvic floor muscle training among pregnant women with urinary incontinence.International journal of nursing sciences · 2023Article
- A scoping review exploring stigma associated with postpartum urinary incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Motivations, psychosocial burdens, and decision-making modes of post-partum women with stress urinary incontinence engaging in pelvic floor physical therapy: a qualitative research.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Experiences of Peri-partum Urinary Incontinence from a Women's and Health Care Perspective: A Qualitative Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Acupuncture combined with pelvic floor rehabilitation training for postpartum stress urinary incontinence: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Health problems experienced by women during the first year postpartum: A systematic review.European journal of midwifery · 2023Review
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisPost-partum, women often experience urinary incontinence (UI). However, the association between experienced UI bother and UI beliefs and help-seeking behavior is less known. Therefore, we aim to investigate the prevalence of self-reported UI, the level of experienced bother and beliefs, to explain help-seeking behavior for UI in women in the Netherlands from 6 weeks to one year post-partum.
methodsA digital survey among post-partum women, shared on social media, was used for recruitment. The survey consists of: 1. demographic variables, 2. International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF), 3. ICIQ Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Quality of Life (ICIQ-LUTSqol), and 4. questions on beliefs and help-seeking behavior. For analysis, descriptive statistics and the independent samples t-test were used to determine differences between help- and non-help-seekers.
results415 women filled in the survey. The mean age was 30.6 years (SD 4.0, range 21-40) of which 48.2% was primiparous. The overall prevalence of UI was 57.1% (95% confidence interval (CI) (52.3-61.8)). Primiparous women reported a statistically significantly lower overall prevalence than multiparous women, 52.0% and 61.9% respectively (p = .043). UI was reported as bothersome in 38% of women, 25% of all women sought help. Help-seeking women showed significantly higher scores for bother, measured by the ICIQ-UI SF, than non-help seekers (p = .001).
conclusionsMore than half of all post-partum women in the Netherlands from 6 weeks to one year post childbirth experience UI (57.1%), 38% classified their UI as bothersome. In total 25% of UI women sought professional help.
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