What if pregnancy-related bladder control problems don't stop after I have my baby?

What if pregnancy-related bladder control problems don't stop after I have my baby?

Jennifer Anger, M.D, M.P.H. (Assistant Professor) gives expert video advice on: Now that I am pregnant, I leak urine frequently - Is that OK?; Is it normal to feel like I need to urinate all the time when I'm pregnant?; Is it true that having a baby can cause bladder control problems? and more...

We usually teach patients to work on their pelvic floor muscles. But if that does not work, and we often like to say, if the incontinence is unbearable, we like to wait about after the delivery. If the patient is still incontinent, then we would recommend better treatment. Specifically, and usually for a young woman who wants to be able to exercise and be dry, we recommend surgery. I also recommend to patients, that if they are going to have more vaginal deliveries, to try to delay any surgical treatment. Although if the incontinence is severe, then we recommend definitive surgical treatment. However we may say, you might want to have a C-section next time, because you do not want to do surgery and try to push another vaginal delivery through that area.