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Table 4 Mode of delivery in relation to incontinence and dyspaneuria

From: Achieving sustainable quality in maternity services – using audit of incontinence and dyspareunia to identify shortfalls in meeting standards

 

Ventouse

(n = 71

Forceps

(n = 29)

Emergency Section

(n = 76)

Elective Section

(n = 22)

Normal Delivery*

(n = 189)

Normal Delivery (Intact Perineum)*

(n = 75)

All Deliveries

(n = 470)

Urinary Incontinence

       

Ante-natally

10/70

(14%)

4//25

(14%)

19/73

(26%)

3/20

(15%)

23/182

(13%)

15/73

(20%)

74/456

(16%)

At six weeks

44/60

(73%)

16/25

(64%)

19/54

(35%)

5/16

(31%)

89/156

(57%)

33/57

(58%)

210/377

(56%)

9–14 months

25/60

(42%)

11/25

(44%)

11/55

(20%)

4/17

(24%)

59158

(37%)

20/58

(35%)

133/382

(35%)

Faecal Incontinence

       

Ante-natally

0/70

(0%)

0/28

(0%)

3/74

(4%)

0/20

(0%)

4/182

(2%)

1/72

(1%)

8/447

(2%)

At six weeks

8/70

(11%)

5/28

(18%)

4/71

(6%)

2/20

(10%)

11/175

(6%)

3/70

(4%)

33/443

(7%)

9–14 months

5/70

(7%)

2/28

(7%)

3/71

(4%)

1/20

(5%)

5/177

(3%)

1/71

(1%)

17/446

(4%)

Dyspareunia

       

Ante-natally

13/66

(20%)

6/27

(22%)

19/68

(28%)

3/19

(16%)

32/180

(18%)

10/71

(14%)

86/354

(24%)

At six weeks

32/43

(74%)

16/21

(77%)

19/46

(41%)

5/12

(42%)

82/131

(63%)

35/56

(62%)

192/314

(61%)

9–14 months

17/52

(33%)

9/20

(45%)

9/48

(19%)

3/15

(20%)

40/146

(27%)

22/60

(37%)

102/347

(29%)