Abstract
Abstract Objective To identify women who had urinary incontinence (UI) before, during, and after pregnancy, and to determine whether women with symptoms of UI during pregnancy were the same women who had urinary incontinence postpartum. Methods All primigravid women who delivered within 1 year (1999) at the Charite Hospital in Berlin received a questionnaire about UI at 5 different time points during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Results Of 610 eligible women, 411 (67.4%) completed the questionnaire. The prevalence of urinary incontinence increased significantly in the second half of pregnancy (26.3%, P Conclusion The group of women who experienced UI postpartum was different from the group that experienced UI before delivery and vice versa. Pregnancy itself may influence pelvic floor function in a different way compared with vaginal delivery.
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