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childbirth
(redirected from Vaginal childbirth)

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Primary causes of urinary incontinence include changes in bladder position after vaginal childbirth, lax pelvic muscle tone, involuntary bladder contractions (called "overactive bladder"), the effects of some medications, and pelvic surgery (especially hysterectomy).
Vaginal childbirth frequently causes pelvic damage because the pressure of the fetal head displaces and stretches parts of the pelvic anatomy, most specifically, the vaginal walls.
During vaginal childbirth, the infant can swallow blood or other fluids from the mother, or these fluids can come into contact with the child's mucous membranes or abrasions on the baby's skin, says Swiss study coauthor Christian Kind, a neonatologist at Kantonsspital in St.
 
 
 
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