Incidence, risk factors and diagnostic accuracy of clinical palpation in picking up post-void residual urine in postnatal women.

Purpose: To determine the incidence of covert and overt postpartum urinary retention after vaginal delivery and the associated risk factors for postpartum urinary retention. To determine how well clinical examination by abdominal palpation correlates with ultrasound findings of urinary retention.

Methods: Patients after delivery were screened with ultrasound and examined clinically to check for retention of urine after voiding.