Women’s perception of postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction and their help‐seeking behaviour: a qualitative interview study

Abstract

These women are uninformed about postpartum pelvic floor problems. They discuss their pelvic floor dysfunction with close initiates who feed their hope that the problems will resolve spontaneously. The women are not stimulated to seek professional help. However, the women do indicate they need professional information. They want to understand their problems and know how to deal with them. It is time for doctors and midwives to focus on the mother's health after delivery so that mothers will suffer less from pelvic floor problems, have more awareness of what they can do about them and call in medical aid.