Postpartum urinary retention after vaginal delivery: Assessment of risk factors in a case-control study

Abstract

Objective: To assess the obstetrics risk factors for postpartum urinary retention after vaginal delivery. Material and Methods: Of 234 women with a vaginal delivery, 19 (8.1%) women who had postpartum urinary retention were cases, and 215 (91.9%) women who did not were controls. Postpartum urinary retention was defined as the presence of postvoid residual bladder volume ≥150 mL or the inability to void within 6 hours after vaginal delivery. Logistic regression analysis identified risk factors for urinary retention. Results: Prolonged duration of the second stage of labor (OR=0.46, 95% CI for OR=0.06-3.67, p