Incidence of Urinary Incontinence During the Postpartum Period in Rajavithi Hospital: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The objective was to study the incidence of urinary incontinence (UI), associated risk factors and quality of life (QOL) in postpartum women.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted with 406 postpartum women at Rajavithi Hospital and followed up over the phone between June 2020 and September 2021. Inclusion criteria were singleton pregnant women aged 18-45 years, and gestational age ≥ 37 weeks.

Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Urinary Incontinence During the Third Trimester of Nulliparous Pregnant Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The objective was to investigate the effects of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on urinary incontinence (UI) and quality of life (QoL) during the late third trimester of pregnancy.

Methods: A total of 131 singleton nulliparous women without pre-existing UI who attended the antenatal clinic at Rajavithi Hospital between August 2019 and May 2020 were randomly allocated into PFMT (n=63) or usual care (n=68; controls). The PFMT group watched the video education and was taught to contract the pelvic floor muscle.