Risk Factors for Urinary Incontinence in Pregnancy: A Case Control Study.

Objective:  Urinay incontinence (UI) is a major public health problem that can harm women in any period of life, including during the gestational period. Urinary incontinence during pregnancy has been studied because this condition can reduce the quality of life and interfere in several aspects of the maternal-fetal binomial. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of UI in nullipara pregnant women and to identify risk factors associated with UI in this population.

Breast cancer survival in Brazil: How much health care access impact on cancer outcomes?

Background: Breast cancer has a high incidence and increasing mortality in Southern Brazil. The present study evaluated clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, and their association with overall survival in a private cancer center.

Methods: 1113 breast cancer patients were included in this study.

Systematic review of pelvic floor interventions during pregnancy.

Background: Pelvic floor interventions during pregnancy could reduce the impact of pregnancy and delivery on the pelvic floor.

Objective: To determine the effects of pelvic floor interventions during pregnancy on childbirth-related and pelvic floor parameters.

Search Strategy: PubMed, Embase, and LILACS were searched for reports published during between 1990 and 2016 in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.