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<bold>Aim.</bold> Aim of research was to find out influence of using vaginal dilatational balloons in pregnancy on the origin birth injuries, leakage of urine after the childbirth. Apart from that, to investigate connection between using balloons in pregnancy and sexual difficulties after the childbirth.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> The study contains 394 respondents, which used or did not use Aniball or Epi/no balloon in pregnancy and the time by their childbirth was minimum half of year. Quantitative research has been realized with the help of a non-standardized self constructed questionnaire. The research took place in gynecological clinics and through web browsers. Individual variables have been statistically tested with the help of Chi-square and Fisher’s test.
<bold>Results.</bold> By statistical research have we found out that there exist the connection between using vaginal dilatational balloons in pregnancy and the origin postnatal injury in the sense of their reduction. Women, who used vaginal dilatational balloon, have experienced a lower incidence of incontinence problems.
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> In empirical research we have found positive benefit of using vaginal balloons. Positive impact has been also found in connection with the origin postnatal injury and the development incontinence after the childbirth.
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Aim. Aim of research was to find out influence of using vaginal dilatational balloons in pregnancy on the origin birth injuries, leakage of urine after the childbirth. Apart from that, to investigate connection between using balloons in pregnancy and sexual difficulties after the childbirth.
Material and methods. The study contains 394 respondents, which used or did not use Aniball or Epi/no balloon in pregnancy and the time by their childbirth was minimum half of year. Quantitative research has been realized with the help of a non-standardized self constructed questionnaire. The research took place in gynecological clinics and through web browsers. Individual variables have been statistically tested with the help of Chi-square and Fisher’s test.
Results. By statistical research have we found out that there exist the connection between using vaginal dilatational balloons in pregnancy and the origin postnatal injury in the sense of their reduction. Women, who used vaginal dilatational balloon, have experienced a lower incidence of incontinence problems.
Conclusions. In empirical research we have found positive benefit of using vaginal balloons. Positive impact has been also found in connection with the origin postnatal injury and the development incontinence after the childbirth.

Benefit of vaginal dilatational balloons in pregnancy

Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Aim. Aim of research was to find out influence of using vaginal dilatational balloons in pregnancy on the origin birth injuries, leakage of urine after the...

Benefit of vaginal dilatational balloons in pregnancy

Publié en ligne: 30 juin 2023

Pages: 100 - 103

Reçu: 07 sept. 2022

Accepté: 07 janv. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2023-0018

Mots clés
childbirth, episiotomy, perineum rupture, vaginal dilatational balloon, incontinence

© 2023 Bohdana Dušová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Benefit of vaginal dilatational balloons in pregnancy

Publié en ligne: 30 juin 2023

Pages: 100 - 103

Reçu: 07 sept. 2022

Accepté: 07 janv. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2023-0018

Mots cléschildbirth, episiotomy, perineum rupture, vaginal dilatational balloon, incontinence

© 2023 Bohdana Dušová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
childbirth, episiotomy, perineum rupture, vaginal dilatational balloon, incontinence