The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology
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Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol · Oct 2002
Postpartum urinary retention: assessment of contributing factors and long-term clinical impact.
To investigate the relationships between various obstetric parameters and postpartum urinary retention, and to offer some clinical guidance for resolution of urinary retention problems. ⋯ Nulliparity, longer labour course, instrumental delivery, extensive vaginal and perineal laceration and use of epidural analgesia were contributing obstetric factors to postpartum urinary retention. Long-term follow-up showed that the problems of all but three of the 114 women, who complained of persistent minor urinary symptoms, were eventually resolved.
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Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol · Oct 2002
Who remains undelivered more than seven days after a single course of prenatal corticosteroids and gives birth at less than 34 weeks?
Minimal information exists as to how women who give birth more than seven days after initial corticosteroid treatment, who may benefit from repeat prenatal corticosteroids, differ from women who give birth within seven days, at < 34 weeks gestation. ⋯ Women who give birth very preterm, who remain undelivered more than seven days after prenatal corticosteroids, differ in the reasons for and timing of their first course from women who give birth within seven days.