Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 11

Postpartum Voiding Dysfunction in Vaginal Delivery: Identifying the Risk Factors

1Post Graduate Student, Department of OBG, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai

2Professor and HOD, Department of OBG, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai

*Corresponding Author Dr. K. Saraswathi, Professor and HOD, Department of OBG, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73. E Mail- drswaraswathi2012@gmail.com, M No- 9444357957

Online published on 27 March, 2020.

Abstract

To assess the risk factors for postpartum urinary retention after vaginal delivery.

Of 220 ladies with a vaginal conveyance, 20 (9.1%) ladies who had baby blues urinary maintenance were cases, and 200 (91.1%) ladies who didn't were controls. Baby blues urinary maintenance was characterized as the nearness of postvoid leftover bladder volume ≥150 mL or the powerlessness to void inside 6 hours after vaginal conveyance. Strategic relapse investigation distinguished hazard factors for urinary maintenance.

Drawn out span of the second phase of work, nearness of episiotomy, perineal tear, instrumental conveyance and birth weight of >3.8 kg for the infant were found as hazard factors for baby blues urinary maintenance after vaginal conveyance.

Baby blues urinary maintenance after vaginal conveyance is a generally regular condition. Attention to hazard components may enable us to avoid potential risk against this difficulty.

Keywords

Bladder, vaginal delivery, risk factors, urinary retention