Perineal pain the first year after childbirth and uptake of post-partum check-up- A Swedish cohort study.

CONCLUSION: Many primiparas suffer from pain related to perineal injuries during the first year after birth. One out of ten women has problems with perineal pain one year postpartum. It is essential to investigate and recognize the impact of perineal pain on women's daily life and psychological and emotional wellbeing at the postpartum checkup.
PMID: 31400597 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Midwifery - August 4, 2019 Category: Midwifery Authors: Åhlund S, Rådestad I, Zwedberg S, Lindgren H Tags: Midwifery Source Type: research