Urinary stress incontinence in postpartum women. Bibliographic review
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Urinary incontinence stress, puerperium, pelvic floor, pelvic floor muscle function, exerciseAbstract
Introduction: Both pregnancy and childbirth are important risk factors for urinary stress incontinence in women. For its prevention, exercises of the pelvic floor musculature have been shown to be effective. Guidelines for urinary stress incontinence management recommend offering pelvic floor muscle training to women during their first pregnancy as a preventive measure.
Objective: To update the information provided in the scientific literature on urinary stress incontinence during postpartum and possible forms of treat it.
Methodology: A systematic bibliographic review was carried out in the following databases: PUBMED, COCHRANE, CINHAL, MEDLINE, SciELO and SCOPUS. The date was restricted to the last 5 years (2012- 2017), in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Restrictions were made regarding the type of study, and Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs) were considered for this review.
Results: After reviewing the literature consulted, it is concluded that the training of the pelvic floor musculature is beneficial to prevent the occurrence of urinary stress incontinence during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Conclusions: The results obtained in this review are consistent with previous studies and bibliographic reviews of the same topic. It follows that training of the pelvic floor muscles is beneficial in preventing the occurrence of urinary stress incontinence during pregnancy or postpartum.
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