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Urinary stress incontinence
before pregnancy
third trimester
3 mo. postpartum
N
%
N
%
N
%
1
st vaginal birth (N = 467)
None
392
83.9
190
41.1
322
68.8
Less than once per week
62
13.3
168
36.4
99
21.2
One to six times per week
6
1.3
72
15.6
34
7.3
Once daily
4
0.9
17
3.7
8
1.7
More than once daily
3
0.6
15
3.3
5
1.1
Repeat vaginal birth (N = 367)
None
250
68.1
89
24.3
232
63.2
Less than once per week
93
25.3
145
39.5
98
26.7
One to six times per week
14
3.8
78
21.3
24
6.5
Once daily
6
1.6
28
7.6
2
0.5
More than once daily
4
1.1
27
7.4
11
3.0
1
st Caesarean section (N = 104)
None
87
83.7
46
44.2
92
88.5
Less than once per week
15
14.4
34
32.7
10
9.6
One to six times per week
2
1.9
17
16.4
1
1.0
Once daily
0
0
5
4.8
1
1.0
More than once daily
0
0
2
1.9
0
0
*Totals may vary due to missing data. Ten women with a previous vaginal birth who delivered by Caesarean are not described in this table.
