title: The influence of infant birth weight on post partum stress incontinence in obese women.
abstract: One hundred ninety four women with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 30 kg/m2 who were delivered vaginally between 01 10 93 and 30 09 95 at the obstetric department, Herning Central Hospital, were sent a postal questionnaire about stress incontinence. The response rate was 89.2%. In the heavy birth weight group (n = 4000 g or more) stress incontinence increased from 10.6% before pregnancy to 34.0% post partum. In the low birth weight group 6.9% suffered from stress incontinence before pregnancy increasing to 30.6% post partum. There was no difference in the reporting of mixed or urge incontinence between the two groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Herning Central Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krue
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Agger
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000209:etiology*