Pregnancy, puerperium and perinatal constipation - an observational hybrid survey on pregnant and postpartum women and their age-matched non-pregnant controls.

CONCLUSION: The prevalence of constipation was 2-3-fold higher in pregnant women and a few days after delivery than in non-pregnant women. During puerperium, bowel function returned to or below that reported in non-pregnant women. PMID: 33030260 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33030260?dopt=Abstract

Source: BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - October 8, 2020 Category: OBGYN Authors: Kuronen M, Hantunen S, Alanne L, Kokki H, Saukko C, Sjövall S, Vesterinen K, Kokki M Tags: BJOG Source Type: research