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ABSTRACT: Context
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) are associated with physical and psychological morbidity, and large societal costs. The long-term effects of delivery modes on each kind of incontinence remain uncertain.Objective
To investigate the long-term impact of delivery mode on SUI and UUI.Evidence acquisition
We searched Medline, Scopus, CINAHL, and relevant major conference abstracts up to October 31, 2014, including any observational study with adjusted analyses or any randomized trial addressing the association between delivery mode and SUI or UUI ?1 yr after delivery. Two reviewers extracted data, including incidence/prevalence of SUI and UUI by delivery modes, and assessed risk of bias.Evidence synthesis
Pooled estimates from 15 eligible studies demonstrated an increased risk of SUI after vaginal delivery versus cesarean section (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.85; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.56-2.19; I(2)=57%; risk difference: 8.2%). Metaregression demonstrated a larger effect of vaginal delivery among younger women (p=0.005). Four studies suggested no difference in the risk of SUI between spontaneous vaginal and instrumental delivery (aOR: 1.11; 95% CI, 0.84-1.45; I(2)=50%). Eight studies suggested an elevated risk of UUI after vaginal delivery versus cesarean section (aOR: 1.30; 95% CI, 1.02-1.65; I(2)=37%; risk difference: 2.6%).Conclusions
Compared with cesarean section, vaginal delivery is associated with an almost twofold increase in the risk of long-term SUI, with an absolute increase of 8%, and an effect that is largest in younger women. There is also an increased risk of UUI, with an absolute increase of approximately 3%.Patient summary
In this systematic review we looked for the long-term effects of childbirth on urinary leakage. We found that vaginal delivery is associated with an almost twofold increase in the risk of developing leakage with exertion, compared with cesarean section, with a smaller effect on leakage in association with urgency.
SUBMITTER: Tahtinen RM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5009182 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tähtinen Riikka M RM Cartwright Rufus R Tsui Johnson F JF Aaltonen Riikka L RL Aoki Yoshitaka Y Cárdenas Jovita L JL El Dib Regina R Joronen Kirsi M KM Al Juaid Sumayyah S Kalantan Sabreen S Kochana Michal M Kopec Malgorzata M Lopes Luciane C LC Mirza Enaya E Oksjoki Sanna M SM Pesonen Jori S JS Valpas Antti A Wang Li L Zhang Yuqing Y Heels-Ansdell Diane D Guyatt Gordon H GH Tikkinen Kari A O KAO
European urology 20160210 1
<h4>Context</h4>Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) are associated with physical and psychological morbidity, and large societal costs. The long-term effects of delivery modes on each kind of incontinence remain uncertain.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the long-term impact of delivery mode on SUI and UUI.<h4>Evidence acquisition</h4>We searched Medline, Scopus, CINAHL, and relevant major conference abstracts up to October 31, 2014, including any observation ...[more]