Overactive bladder symptoms profile and related factors among women during the perinatal period: a latent profile analysis
Three distinct trajectories of OAB symptoms existed in Chinese perinatal women. Overall, women's pelvic floor muscle functions deteriorated as their gestational age increased, but gradually recovered after childbirth. Tailored intervention strategies should be developed to promote female pelvic floor health during the perinatal period and beyond.
Authors
- Xinli Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2165-253X)
- Chunxiang Zhu
- Lingling Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1946-3609)
- Guoying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9568-3702)
- Chunyi Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1806-008X)
- Xiaojiao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0649-9003)
- Hui Min (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7939-0858)
Institutions
- Second Military Medical University (CN)
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University (CN)
- Dongyang People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07996-0
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Shanghai Municipal Health Commission
- Fudan University