Author(s)

Eveliny Silva Martins^1*, Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro¹, Priscila de Souza Aquino¹, Mônica Oliveira Batista Oriá¹, Régia Christina Moura Barbosa Castro¹, Diego Jorge Maia Lima¹, Karízia Vilanova Andrade¹, Carla Suellen Pires de Sousa², Sâmia Monteiro Holanda¹

¹Department of Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
²Department of Nursing, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Objective: To characterize the scientific production related to the impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life of pregnant women. Method: An integrative review carried out from September 2014 to May 2015. The search was conducted in six databases, and a final sample of seventeen publications was presented. The data were presented in tables. Results: Incontinence related factors are: Being older, second pregnancy, multiparity, constipation, smoking, and obesity. Stress incontinence is the most occurring in pregnant women, causing an adverse impact on quality of life. Discussion: It is for health professionals who try to create effective coping strategies for minimizing consequences generated by the accidental loss of urine. Conclusion: Urinary incontinence affects the mother’s life, resulting in social, behavioral, physical and emotional harm, taking this woman to be excluded from society and feel insecure about their health.

Urinary Incontinence, Quality of Life, Pregnant Women

Silva Martins, E. , Bezerra Pinheiro, A. , Souza Aquino, P. , Batista Oriá, M. , Barbosa Castro, R. , Maia Lima, D. , Andrade, K. , Pires de Sousa, C. and Holanda, S. (2016) Urinary Incontinence in Pregnant Women: Integrative Review. Open Journal of Nursing, 6, 229-238. doi: 10.4236/ojn.2016.63023.