Prevalência da incontinência urinária de esforço em gestantes a partir do 2° trimestre de gestação em uma maternidade pública de São Luís-MA

Abstract

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is characterized by the involuntary loss of urine during some moment of exertion, and is a condition that affects pregnant women, especially from the second trimester onwards, due to physiological changes associated with pregnancy and other related factors such as multiparity. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of SUI in pregnant women from the second trimester of pregnancy onwards treated at a public maternity hospital in São Luís-MA. This is a cross-sectional, exploratory and applied field research, carried out at the High Complexity Maternity Hospital of Maranhão, duly approved by the Research Ethics Committee (opinion no. 7,314,299). The study included 50 pregnant women who were evaluated and data were collected through the application of two questionnaires: a sociodemographic, obstetric and clinical questionnaire, and the ICIQ-SF questionnaire, which assesses the frequency, severity and impact of urinary incontinence. The data were then analyzed using descriptive statistics, with prevalence calculation based on the sample, absolute and relative frequencies, using Excel and Google Forms to tabulate the data. Therefore, the result was characterized by a prevalence of 38%(n=19) of stress urinary incontinence in pregnant women from the second trimester of pregnancy onwards. Therefore, the importance of physiotherapeutic strategies that not only treat the dysfunction, but also act to promote health, provide adequate guidance and strengthen the pelvic floor from the beginning of pregnancy is noted.