Pelvic Floor Morbidity Following Vaginal Delivery versus Cesarean Delivery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: To compare pelvic floor disorders between vaginal delivery (VD) and cesarean delivery (CD). For this study, a PUBMED database search was used, utilizing a combination of relevant medical subjects' headings (MeSH) terms, with the following keywords: "Pelvic floor disorders" or "Pelvic floor morbidity" and "Delivery". Search limits were articles in English or Spanish, about women, published from December 2009 to December 2019. The STATA 16 package was used for meta-analysis and data heterogeneity assessment. Thirteen studies meeting eligibility criteria were identified comprising 1,597,303 participants. Abstract: Pelvic floor morbidity prevalence was Urinary Incontinence (UI) 27.9% (5411 patients in 7 studies with reported cases), Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) 14.2% (6019 patients in 8 studies

SUBMITTER: Barca JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8070303 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature