A retrospective study on persistent pain after childbirth in the Netherlands

Rianne C Bijl,1,2 Liv M Freeman,2Philomeen TM Weijenborg,3 Johanna M Middeldorp,2 Albert Dahan,1 Eveline LA van Dorp1 1Department of Anesthesiology, 2Department of Obstetrics, 3Department of Gynecology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The NetherlandsAbstract: Reported prevalence rates of persistent postpartum pain (PPP) range from less than 1% to almost 20%. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of PPP in a Dutch cohort and to evaluate a possible causal role for specific risk factors on the development of chronic pain after childbirth. A questionnaire was sent to 960 po... Mehr ...