TY - JOUR AU - Morato, Maria Dione de Queiroz AU - Filoni, Eduardo AU - Fitz, Fátima Faní PY - 2014/12/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Symptoms of the lower urinary tract in pregnant women in prenatal care. JF - Manual Therapy, Posturology & Rehabilitation Journal JA - mtprehabjournal VL - 0 IS - 0 SE - Research articles DO - UR - https://www.mtprehabjournal.com/revista/article/view/1159 SP - 1-7 AB - <p>Introduction: During pregnancy, hormonal and mechanical factors responsible for the development and fetal growth<br>causes changes in the genital and urinary tract of women. It is observed the appearance of urinary symptoms in<br>pregnant women previously continents up to 74%. Evaluate urinary symptoms and knowledge of the perineal region<br>in this period is important because they impact negatively on the quality of pregnant women’s life. Objective: To<br>evaluate the presence of urinary symptoms and knowledge of PFM in pregnant women. Method: This is a descriptive<br>cross-sectional study that evaluated pregnant women in care at the Basic Health Unit of Sao Paulo/SP. The characterization<br>of women was taken by the assessment form, to measure urinary symptoms was used the International Consultation<br>on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form (ICIQ - SF). On the other hand, the knowledge of PFM was evaluated by a<br>specific questionnaire. Results: We evaluated 37 pregnant women with a mean age of 26.3 (14 and 37) years, body<br>mass index of 28.5 (20.8 and 45.8) kg/m2 and gestational age of 24.8 (5 e 40) weeks. We observed the presence of<br>UI in 81.1% of pregnant women, with a mean severity of 9.9 points for the ICIQ - SF. And about 54% of them knew of<br>the existence of PFM and only 20% could locate the muscles. Conclusion: It was observed a high prevalence of urinary<br>symptoms in women with moderate severity. Half of the women reported knowing the PFM, but only one fifth of them<br>were able to locate them.</p> ER -