EFFECT OF LABOR ON THE POSTPARTUM BLADDER

  • 1 January 1984
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 64  (1) , 115-118
Abstract
Urodynamic investigations were performed on 20 patients at 48 h and at 4 wk after delivery to assess the effect of modern obstetric practice on the postpartum bladder. Although there were significant differences in some values over this period, the mean urodynamic measurements on both occasions were within normal limits. The current management of labor does not predispose women to bladder hypotonia, the chief factors responsible being avoidance of prolonged labor and early catheterization after delivery.

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