Association between severities of striae gravidarum and Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIS).

Objectives: to examine the association between the severities of Striae Gravidarum (SG) and Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIS) and to measure the symptoms regarding urinary incontinence, fecal/flatus incontinence, and dyspareunia, at 6 and 12 months postpartum.

Design: this is a cohort study.

Setting: four university teaching medical centers in Israel, two in the north and two in the center of the country.