BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Multicenter Study
Faecal incontinence and mode of first and subsequent delivery: a six-year longitudinal study.
To investigate the prevalence of persistent and long term postpartum faecal incontinence and associations with mode of first and subsequent deliveries. ⋯ The risk of persistent faecal incontinence is significantly higher after a first delivery by forceps. We found no evidence of a lower risk of subsequent faecal incontinence for exclusive caesarean section deliveries.