Women's experiences of pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain: A systematic review

Abstract

Health professionals working with pregnant and postnatal women need to be aware of the anger, frustration and negative emotions resulting from PGP. These women may become socially isolated and there is a risk they could abuse analgesics in attempt to manage the pain especially if they do not have the social support. For women with young children, it is important to be aware of safety issues they face with carrying babies and controlling toddlers. It is therefore important that health professionals recognise PGP as a serious health issue, approach this condition sensitively and refer to appropriate treatment as soon as PGP is suspected.

A qualitative exploration of the views and experiences of women with Pregnancy related Pelvic Girdle Pain

“…Pain impacted on all aspects of their life, including restrictions to ADL's and their psychosocial health, which is consistent with previous studies [2][3][4][5][6][12][13][14][15][16][28][29][30]. All participants described PPGP onset as insidious and within the second trimester.…”

“…Given its impact upon pain and psychosocial health [12][13][14][15][16] in one fifth of pregnancies [1], safe, effective and acceptable interventions for PPGP are required. To date, acupuncture has shown promising results for PPGP [7] and appears to be safe [17], but has yet to be investigated thoroughly.…”

Musculoskeletal Pelvic Pain and Sexual Function in the First Year After Childbirth

“…Biological measures. (Mackenzie et al, 2018). The EPDS is a 10-item measure; possible scores range from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicative of more symptoms of depression.…”

“…Researchers found that pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain often have concomitant pelvic floor myofascial pain (Fitzgerald & Mallinson, 2012), and pelvic floor muscle dysfunction can persist after childbirth (Handa, Blomquist, McDermott, Friedman, & Munoz, 2012). Persistent pelvic pain after childbirth has been shown to significantly affect quality of life (Mackenzie, Murray, & Lusher, 2018;Woolhouse, Gartland, Perlen, Donath, & Brown, 2014). Pelvic pain that begins after childbirth can become chronic over time and can lead to significant functional limitations and altered sexual function and can adversely affect future decisions about having more children (Bergströ m, Persson, Nergå rd, & Mogren, 2017;Lawson & Sacks, 2018).…”

Kinematic and spatiotemporal gait characteristics in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain, asymptomatic pregnant and non-pregnant women

“…Although speed is a recommended expression of overall gait performance, quantification of spatiotemporal and kinematic gait characteristics might elucidate mechanisms involved in function (Lord et al, 2013). Early treatment of PGP is recommended (Mackenzie et al, 2018). Hence, knowledge of gait kinematics in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy may improve clinical management of PGP.…”