title: Evaluation of urinary incontinence in pregnancy and postpartum in Curitiba Mothers Program: a prospective study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI), the pelvic floor, and the quality of life during pregnancy and in the postpartum.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred and forty-three women in the third trimester of pregnancy were submitted to physiotherapeutic evaluation for UI and evaluation of pelvic floor muscle function and were asked to fill out the King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ). Of these, 236 returned for postpartum evaluation (65.31 ± 22.63 days).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of UI was 30.61% during pregnancy and 6.78% postpartum (p < 0.001), with mean vaginal pressure of 3.60 ± 5.35 and 2.56 ± 3.24 mmHg, respectively (p = 0.008). UI was associated with multiparity (p = 0.028). No associations were found between intrapartum variables and UI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  UI and vaginal pressure decreased in the postpartum. UI was found to be associated with multiparity. Results of the KHQ indicated impaired quality of life in the symptoms and domains evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Caroline Tarazi
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Valeton
authors.forename: Vivian Ferreira
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: do Amaral
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D010298:Parity; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000502:physiology; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third / Q000502:physiology; D011312:Pressure; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D020127:Recovery of Function; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014621:Vagina / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult