A Canadian study links Urinary Incontinence with postpartum depression – another reason to take steps to prepare your pelvic floor for birth, and to deal with Urinary Stress Incontinence post birth using the IncoStress!
The article states;
“….. urinary incontinence is not an uncommon problem after giving birth, and although women may be embarrassed by this issue, it is important that they talk to their health care providers about their concerns.”
“…. health professionals should also be proactive and ask women about any bladder problems as part of their postpartum assessments, as it is important to identify problems early so that appropriate action can be taken to improve symptoms and women’s well-being.”
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The result of this paper supports the fact that urinary incontinence ranks alongside Alzheimer’s & Stroke as one of the three chronic conditions found to most severely affect a women’s health-related quality of life*. A conservative estimate of the prevalence of incontinence in Canada indicates that 7% of all women experience moderate to severe incontinence on a daily basis but this is subject to under-reporting given the social stigma associated with this condition.
Combining these two facts clearly indicate the scale and severity of this “hidden condition”
*ICES Report on HUI with chronic conditions. Statistics Canada data 1996/97
By: Alan Davis on June 21, 2011
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