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PLoS One ; 17(3): e0265149, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35290418

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OBJECTIVE: Striae gravidarum (SG) and perineal lacerations are common occurrences during late pregnancy and labor. It has been hypothesized that both conditions may share a common pathophysiological pathway through changes in the connective tissue. We aimed to investigate a possible association between these two conditions and whether the presence of SG may predict perineal lacerations. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study that included women who gave birth at the Soroka University Medical Center (SUMC), Beer-Sheva, Israel. Those who provided informed consent were examined for the presence of SG using the Davey scoring system to determine the severity of abdominal SG. Clinical and obstetrical characteristics and the presence and degree of perineal tears were retrieved from the computerized patients' records. Univariate analysis was carried using appropriate statistical tests. RESULTS: A total of 187 women were recruited. Of those, 81 (43.3%) did not have SG, 24 (12.8%) 43 (23%) and 39 (20.9%) had mild, moderate and severe SG, respectively. Women with SG were significantly older and had a higher body mass index (p<0.01 for both). Delivery characteristics, mode of delivery, and gestational age were comparable between the groups; however, women with SG gave birth to significantly larger neonates (p<0.01). Seventy-one (31%) women had suffered from 1st or 2nd-degree perineal tears, and none had 3rd or 4th-degree perineal tears. No significant differences were found in rates of perineal tears between women with and without SG (p = 0.91), regardless of SG severity (p = 0.38). CONCLUSIONS: In our study, SG was not associated with perineal tears. This information may be used as reassurance when giving antepartum consultation to women with SG, even in severe cases.


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Labor, Obstetric , Lacerations , Obstetric Labor Complications , Striae Distensae , Delivery, Obstetric/adverse effects , Episiotomy , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Lacerations/etiology , Male , Obstetric Labor Complications/epidemiology , Obstetric Labor Complications/etiology , Perineum/injuries , Pregnancy , Prospective Studies , Risk Factors , Striae Distensae/etiology
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Int Urogynecol J ; 33(11): 3123-3128, 2022 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35088091

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INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Pregnancy and delivery have a major effect on pelvic floor disorders. Assessing knowledge regarding pelvic floor disorders in childbearing age women and appropriate interventions will enable women to seek appropriate medical advice once pelvic floor disorders have developed. The purpose of this study was to validate the prolapse and incontinence knowledge questionnaire in the Hebrew language. METHODS: Translation of the prolapse and incontinence knowledge questionnaire to the Hebrew language according to international recommended guidelines. A study was conducted to validate the questionnaire. The study took place between June to September 2020 in a tertiary medical center in Israel. A total of 240 third trimester pregnant women completed the Hebrew version of the prolapse and incontinence knowledge questionnaire. Construct validity, criterion validity and reliability tests were performed. RESULTS: Factor analysis of the Hebrew version of the prolapse and incontinence knowledge questionnaire demonstrated 12 strong positive factor loadings to one principal factor in the prolapse and incontinence knowledge questionnaire-pelvic organ prolapse domain (FL > 0.3) and 10/12 in the prolapse and incontinence knowledge questionnaire-urinary incontinence domain. The Hebrew prolapse and incontinence knowledge questionnaire was found to have internal consistency, with Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.745 for the urinary incontinence domain and 0.796 for the pelvic organ prolapse domain. CONCLUSIONS: The Hebrew version of the prolapse and incontinence knowledge questionnaire is a new, reliable, consistent, and valid instrument to examine the level of knowledge regarding pelvic floor disorders in Hebrew-speaking pregnant women.


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Pelvic Floor Disorders , Pelvic Organ Prolapse , Urinary Incontinence , Female , Humans , Language , Pelvic Organ Prolapse/diagnosis , Pregnancy , Reproducibility of Results , Surveys and Questionnaires , Urinary Incontinence/diagnosis
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