Influence of physical activity on urinary leakage in primiparous women

Eliasson, Kerstin; Nordlander, Inga-Märit; Larson, Barbro; Hammarström, Margareta; Mattsson, Eva

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0838.2004.407.x

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“…57 Other potential benefits of resistance training include better posture, prevention of gestational low back pain and diastasis recti, and strengthening of the pelvic floor. 58,59 Limitations of this study include the fact that we did not record detailed information about dietary habits. However, it is unlikely that this had a major influence on the results because both groups of women were well nourished, ate to appetite, and had similar weight gain during pregnancy, and also similar BMI before pregnancy and before delivery.…”

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Resistance exercise training during pregnancy and newborn's birth size: a randomised controlled trial

2009

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Objective: We examined the effect of light intensity resistance exercise training performed during the second and third trimester of pregnancy on the newborn's birth size. We also studied the association between maternal body weight prior to pregnancy and newborn's birth size. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Subjects: We randomly assigned 160 sedentary gravidae to either a training (n ¼ 80) or a control (n ¼ 80) group. The training programme focused on light resistance and toning exercises (three times per week, 35-40 min per session). We recorded the Apgar score, birth weight, birth length, and head circumference of the newborn, as well as gestational age at time of delivery from hospital perinatal records. We also measured maternal weight and height before parity and gestational weight gain. Results: Maternal characteristics neither differed between groups (all P40.1) nor newborn characteristics (all P40.1). Maternal body weight was positively and significantly associated with newborn's birth weight and length only in the control group (b ¼ 19.20 and 0.065, respectively, Po0.01). Conclusion: Light intensity resistance training performed over the second and third trimester of pregnancy does not have a negative impact on the newborn's body size or overall health. Exercise interventions might attenuate the adverse consequences of maternal body weight before pregnancy on the newborn's birth size.

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Resistance exercise training during pregnancy and newborn's birth size: a randomised controlled trial

2009

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“…In a Swedish study, women who engaged in low-impact physical activity reported improved urinary continence. 24 In the DPP, women randomized to the lifestyle intervention group reported a reduction in rates of stress incontinence, mostly due to changes in weight. Of note, rates of incontinence were seen to be as high as 38%.…”

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Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

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Sarma

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Journal of Women's Health

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Objective: Stress urinary incontinence may serve as a barrier to lifestyle modification among women at high risk for diabetes, but the prevalence of stress urinary incontinence among women with histories of gestational diabetes mellitus (hGDM) is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of stress incontinence among women with hGDM and to examine its association with their current physical activity.Methods: We surveyed women with hGDM within the past 5 years who were currently enrolled in a managed care plan (n ‫؍‬ 228). In a cross-sectional analysis, self-reported weekly or more frequent stress incontinence was the primary independent variable and measures of physical activity and body mass index (BMI) were the outcomes of interest. We constructed multivariable models that adjusted for participant characteristics associated with the measure of incontinence or outcomes in bivariate analyses.Results: Of the 228 women with hGDM, 49% reported weekly or more frequent incontinence during pregnancy, and 28% reported that incontinence affected their activities during pregnancy. Fifty percent reported weekly or more frequent incontinence after delivery, with 27% reporting interference of incontinence with activity. Less than a third of women reported optimal physical activity, and 42% were obese. After adjustment for characteristics associated with measures of activity and incontinence, there was minimal association between levels of activity and stress urinary incontinence; similarly, there was no association between BMI and measures of stress incontinence.Conclusions: Stress urinary incontinence is common among women with hGDM but does not appear to be associated with physical activity levels or BMI. 783

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“…Eliasson found an identical incidence of UI 12 months postpartum among 665 Swedish primiparous women (Eliasson et al, 2005). In a smaller Danish cohort of 305 primiparous women Viktrup et al found an incidence of stress UI of 7 % 3 months after vaginal delivery (Viktrup et al, 1992).…”

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confidence: 91%