A definitive RCT addressing the impact of vaginal birth on incontinence

Stress urinary incontinence is a common condition among women. Although an extensive body of evidence suggests that vaginal delivery increases rates of post-partum stress urinary incontinence compared with caesarean section (Tähtinen RM et al. Eur Urol. 2016;70:148-58) there has been almost an complete lack of adequate prior RCT data. The only previous randomized trial to address this topic is the Term Breech Trial (Hannah M et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol.2004;191:917-27). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology. 2018 Jul 14 [Epub ahead of print]

R M Tähtinen, R Cartwright

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland., Department of Urogynaecology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.