Eisenach et al. , Pain in pelvis, Prospective 1288, all 10% (9.8-10.1%) at Severity of acute pain at 36 hrs perineum, or 36 hrs, 2, 6, parities 2 months increased risk of pain at 2 abdomen that and 12 2.8% (1.4-5.3%) at months started months 6 months Mode of delivery did not childbirth 0.9% (0.3-1.2%) at predict pain at 2 months 12 months History of pain (in pregnancy or menstruation), degree of tissue damage were related to acute pain at 36 hrs, but unrelated to pain at 2 months Sample size not great enough to examine predictors of pain at 6 and 12 months Kainu et al. Pain in birth Retrospective 600, all 10% Pain at 12 months more canal (vulva or 12 months parities common in women with history anus) or incision of other types of pain or site chronic illness, and who recalled more pain on day after delivery Patterson et al. Genital-pelvic Retrospective 114, all 9% Past diagnosis with a pain 12 months parities nongenital chronic pain condition predicted likelihood of pain at 12 months Mode of delivery, tearing, episotomy, breastfeeding, maternal age, parity status did not differentiate between women who reported postpartum onset of genital or pelvic pain and those who did not
Eisenach et al. , Pain in pelvis, perineum, or abdomen that started childbirth Prospective 36 hrs, 2, 6, and 12 months 1288, all parities 10% (9.8-10.1%) at 2 months 2.8% (1.4-5.3%) at 6 months 0.9% (0.3-1.2%) at 12 months Severity of acute pain at 36 hrs increased risk of pain at 2 months Mode of delivery did not predict pain at 2 months History of pain (in pregnancy or menstruation), degree of tissue damage were related to acute pain at 36 hrs, but unrelated to pain at 2 months Sample size not great enough to examine predictors of pain at 6 and 12 months Kainu et al. Pain in birth canal (vulva or anus) or incision site Retrospective 12 months 600, all parities 10% Pain at 12 months more common in women with history of other types of pain or chronic illness, and who recalled more pain on day after delivery Patterson et al. Genital-pelvic pain Retrospective 12 months 114, all parities 9% Past diagnosis with a nongenital chronic pain condition predicted likelihood of pain at 12 months Mode of delivery, tearing, episotomy, breastfeeding, maternal age, parity status did not differentiate between women who reported postpartum onset of genital or pelvic pain and those who did not
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