Background Cesarean birth rates continue to rise worldwide with recent (2016) reported
rates of 24.5% in Western Europe, 32% in North America, and 41% in South America. The …

Introduction Risk factors for pelvic floor disorders are often related to pregnancy and
delivery. Consistent evidence is needed to develop prevention strategies targeting risk …

Introduction Pelvic floor disorders (PFD) are extremely common; 1 in 3 parous women will
experience urinary incontinence, 1 in 2 will develop pelvic organ prolapse, whereas 1 in 10 …

Introduction and hypothesis Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is the most common type of
urinary incontinence (UI) in pregnant women and is known to have detrimental effects on the …

Context Surgical nonautologous meshes have been used for several decades to repair
abdominal wall herniae. Implantable materials have been adopted for the treatment of …

Introduction and hypothesis This narrative review describes the existing epidemiologic
literature and identifies gaps regarding pelvic organ prolapse (POP) prevalence, incidence …

The study of the epidemiology of any disease starts with case definition. Pelvic floor
disorders (PFDs) include stress urinary incontinence (SUI), urgency urinary incontinence …

Childbirth is an important event in a woman's life. Vaginal childbirth is the most common
mode of delivery and it has been associated with increased incidence of pelvic floor …

The objective of this narrative review is to study the impact of pregnancy and childbirth on
pelvic floor function as assessed by objective measurement techniques with quantitative …

Background Studies evaluating the association between obesity and pelvic organ prolapse
report estimates that range from negative to positive associations. Heterogeneous …