title: [Prevalence of urinary symptoms in the third trimester of pregnancy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study evaluated the prevalence of irritative bladder symptoms of women in the third trimester of pregnancy and the correlation to parity and route of delivery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between June and October 2003, 340 women attending the prenatal clinic at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of Campinas (Unicamp) were selected for study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On the total, 80.6% presented nocturia, 70.3% presented urinary frequency and 44.4% presented urgency. No statistic correlation was observed between irritative bladder symptoms and route of delivery however, when considering parity, nocturia and urinary frequency were significantly more frequent in multiparous women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the population under study pregnancy per se was associated to a high prevalence of irritative bladder symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Alexandre Fleming 101, 13083-970 Campinas, São Paulo.
authors.forename: Katia Pary
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Scarpa
authors.forename: Viviane
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: Paulo César Rodrigues
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.forename: Cássio Luiz Zanettini
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ricetto
authors.forename: Sirlei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morais
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*