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Table 3 Description of included studies with severe maternal morbidity/maternal near miss as exposure

From: Sexual life and dysfunction after maternal morbidity: a systematic review

Publication

Authors

Year of publication

Type of study

Outcome assessment

Period of data collection

Location

Participants

Outcomes

13. Postnatal morbidity after childbirth and severe obstetric morbidity.

Waterstone M, 2003

Prospective cohort

Resumption of sexual activity

Problems with sexual function

Problems with sexual function related to EPD score

Data collected between 1st March 1997 and 28th February 1998.

South East Thames Region, UK

329 exposed (cases)

1,330 not exposed (controls)

Total = 1,670

Resumption of sexual activity:

Cases:

≤6 w = 43 % (123/329)

7–12 w = 43 % (125/329)

>12 w = 14 % (40/329)

Controls:

≤6 w = 56 % (709/1,330)

7–12 w = 35 % (437/1,330)

>12 w = 9 % (118/1,330)

χ2 = 17.66 p < 0.001.

Problems with sexual function:

Cases: 34.1 % (77)

Controls: 18.7 % (240)

(95 % CI for difference 8.9 % to 22.0 %;

χ2 = 27.5, df = 1, p < 0.001).

EPDS score & problems with sexual function:

>13 = 27.1 % (95/351)

10 – 12 = 28.5 % (74/260) <10 = 17.3 % (182/1052)

2 =22.9, df = 2, p < 0.001).

14. Women’s sexual health and contraceptive needs after a severe obstetric complication (“near-miss”):

a cohort study in Burkina Faso.

Ganaba R et al., 2010

Prospective cohort

Resumption of sexual activity

Dyspareunia

Data collected between December 2004 and March 2005.

Burkina Faso, Africa

1,014 postpartum women diagnosed with near miss

3, 6 and 12 months after delivery

Perinatal death/abortion: 120

Induced abortion: 18

Live births: 199

Uncomplicated births: 677

Resumption of sexual activity:

At 3 months

Per. death/miscarriage: 64/114 (56.1 %)

Induced abortion: 8/18 (44 %)

Live birth: 44/178 (24.7 %)

Uncomplicated birth: 186/657 (28.3 %)

At 6 months

Per. death/miscarriage: 94/111 (84.7 %)

Induced abortion: 11/15 (73.3 %)

Live birth: 88/164 (53.7 %)

Uncomplicated birth: 388/640 (60.6 %)

At 12 months

Per. death/miscarriage: 96/103 (93.2 %)

Induced abortion: 12/15 (80 %)

Live birth: 106/155 (68.4 %)

Uncomplicated birth: 444/597 (74.4 %)

Dyspareunia: NS

At 3 months

Per. death/miscarriage: 15/64 (23.4 %):

Induced abortion: 1/8 (12.5 %)

Live birth: 12/44 (27.3 %)

Uncomplicated birth: 58/156 (31.2 %)

At 6 months

Per. death/miscarriage: 10/86 (11.6 %)

Induced abortion: 2/10 (20 %)

Live birth: 13/82 (15.9 %)

Uncomplicated birth: 51/375 (13.6 %)

At 12 months

Per. death/miscarriage: 1/8 (12.5 %)

Induced abortion: 1/1 (100 %)

Live birth: 3/23 (13.0 %)

Uncomplicated birth: 6/88 (6.8 %)