Abstract
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the actual conditions of urinary incontinence and the primary factors in puerperant and pregnant mothers. [Subjects] Subjects were 560 puerperal women at 30 postpartum days. [Methods] The data was gathered by questionnaire and from clinical records. There were twenty-one items in the questionnaire, which included the characteristics, life-style, and items of urinary incontinence. [Results] Of the 602 questionnaires distributed, 560 (95.4%) were returned. The urinary incontinence group comprised 54.5%. Among the urinary incontinence groups, Stress Urinary incontinence was 69.8%, Mixed Urinary incontinence was 20.0%, and Urgency Urinary incontinence was 10.2%. Urinary incontinence was experienced by 86.3% during pregnancy, with most experiencing it at eight months of pregnancy. Factors related to urinary incontinence in the logistic analysis result were: the style of delivery (p<0.038), age (p<0.01), primipara/ pluripara (p<0.05). [Conclusion] It is necessary to begin physical exercises of muscles in the pelvic floor group in the early pregnancy period and to continue them.
