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Etiology and prognosis of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain; design of a longitudinal study

Authors: Janneke M Bastiaanssen, Rob A de Bie, Caroline HG Bastiaenen, Annie Heuts, Mariëlle EAL Kroese, Gerard GM Essed, Piet A van den Brandt

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2005

Abstract

Background

Absence of knowledge of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) has prompted the start of a large cohort study in the Netherlands. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and incidence of PPGP, to identify risk factors involved in the onset and to determine the prognosis of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain.

Methods/design

7,526 pregnant women of the southeast of the Netherlands participated in a prospective cohort study. During a 2-year period, they were recruited by midwives and gynecologists at 14 weeks of pregnancy. Participants completed a questionnaire at baseline, at 30 weeks of pregnancy, at 2 weeks after delivery, at 6 months after delivery and at 1 year after delivery. The study uses extensive questionnaires with questions ranging from physical complaints, limitations in activities, restriction in participation, work situation, demographics, lifestyle, pregnancy-related factors and psychosocial factors.

Discussion

This large-scale prospective cohort study will provide reliable insights in incidence, prevalence and factors related to etiology and prognosis of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain.

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Title: Etiology and prognosis of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain; design of a longitudinal study
Authors: Janneke M Bastiaanssen
Rob A de Bie
Caroline HG Bastiaenen
Annie Heuts
Mariëlle EAL Kroese
Gerard GM Essed
Piet A van den Brandt
Publication date: 01-12-2005
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2005
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-5-1

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Etiology and prognosis of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain; design of a longitudinal study

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