[Irritative bladder symptoms after vaginal delivery or c-section].
OBJECTIVE
This study intended to investigate the frequency of irritative bladder symptoms three years after delivery in women previously interviewed in the third trimester of pregnancy and its correlation to mode of delivery, parity, maternal age, birth weight, episiotomy and forceps.


METHODS
From 340 women previously evaluated at the third trimester of pregnancy, 120 were interviewed three years after delivery, between June and October 2006. Correlation of postpartum irritative bladder symptoms and mode of delivery (exclusively vaginal or c-section), parity, maternal age, birth weight, episiotomy and forceps was analyzed. Associations between irritative bladder symptoms and obstetric parameters were assessed by the Fisher's exact test and Chi-square (p< 0.05).


RESULTS
The study group consisted of 37.5% primiparous and 62.5% multiparous women. Mode of delivery was exclusively vaginal in 53 women and exclusively c-section in 42. No statistical difference was found between irritative bladder symptoms and mode of delivery and parity. No statistical difference was found between irritative symptoms and maternal age (> 35), birth weight (>or= 4000 g), episiotomy and forceps.


CONCLUSIONS
After childbirth, dysfunction of the lower urinary tract, characterized by irritative bladder symptoms, was not associated with mode of delivery, parity, maternal age, birth weight, episiotomy and forceps.
Scarpa
Kátia Pary
KP
Departamento de Tocoginecologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Herrmann
Viviane
V
Palma
Paulo Cesar Rodrigues
PC
Riccetto
Cassio Luis Zanettini
CL
Morais
Sirlei Siani
SS
D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D004841:Episiotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D010298:Parity / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult