Factors Affecting Postpartum Overt and Covert Urinary Retention After Vaginal Delivery

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors affecting postpartum urinary retention (PPUR) following vaginal delivery. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional analytical measured post-void residual (PVR) urine volume by ultrasound, at most, 15 minutes after first urination Women with a PVR >150 mL without symptoms were assigned covert group. Data analyzed SPSS22. chi-square Mann-Whitney tests used for quantitative qualitative variables, respectively. Results: In study, 1120 patients had normal delivery Ayatollahs Rouhani hospital from 21 January 2016 20 2017. Of number, 306 (29.4%) 734 (70.6%) cases allocated case control groups, instrumental 30.19 times (P=0.003) higher odds retention. Instrumental is one known risk linear effect total length labor also measured, results revealed that every one-minute increase in increases 1.008 (P<0.001). Conclusions: findings showed various are involved incidence More precisely, delivery, birth weight, gestational age, other can each be factor