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Global prevalence of constipation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Constipation is a common complication and an unpleasant experience during pregnancy. Due to hormonal factors, intestinal movements decrease during this time, causing the digestive system to malfunction. This study aims to explore the worldwide prevalence of constipation during pregnancy...

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Main Authors: Salari, Nader, Mohamadi, Sakine, Hemmati, Mahvan, Fallahi, Amirreza, Rasoulpoor, Shabnam, Zarei, Hosna, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Mohammadi, Masoud
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Published: BioMed Central 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114765/1/114765.pdf
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https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-024-07057-y
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1147652025-01-31T01:17:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114765/ Global prevalence of constipation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis Salari, Nader Mohamadi, Sakine Hemmati, Mahvan Fallahi, Amirreza Rasoulpoor, Shabnam Zarei, Hosna Shohaimi, Shamarina Mohammadi, Masoud Background: Constipation is a common complication and an unpleasant experience during pregnancy. Due to hormonal factors, intestinal movements decrease during this time, causing the digestive system to malfunction. This study aims to explore the worldwide prevalence of constipation during pregnancy to prevent and minimize its complications. Method: Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of published data on the prevalence of constipation in pregnancy. The articles, which covered the period 1966 to 2024, were collected by searching Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Wos, and the Google Scholar search engine. The initial search was conducted on July 21, 2024, and the final update was made on August 10, 2024. Results: Thirteen studies were identified to determine the prevalence of constipation during pregnancy. The results show that the global prevalence of constipation throughout pregnancy is 32.4%, with the first trimester at 21.1%, the second trimester at 34%, and the third trimester at 30.3%. Conclusion: According to a study, constipation is most common during the second trimester of pregnancy and the least common during the first trimester. Further research on the causes of constipation and prevention methods can help decrease its prevalence during pregnancy. Therefore, it is important to provide educational interventions on nutrition and encourage moderate physical activity during pregnancy to reduce the occurrence of constipation. BioMed Central 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114765/1/114765.pdf Salari, Nader and Mohamadi, Sakine and Hemmati, Mahvan and Fallahi, Amirreza and Rasoulpoor, Shabnam and Zarei, Hosna and Shohaimi, Shamarina and Mohammadi, Masoud (2024) Global prevalence of constipation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24 (1). art. no. 836. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1471-2393; eISSN: 1471-2393 https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-024-07057-y 10.1186/s12884-024-07057-y
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description Background: Constipation is a common complication and an unpleasant experience during pregnancy. Due to hormonal factors, intestinal movements decrease during this time, causing the digestive system to malfunction. This study aims to explore the worldwide prevalence of constipation during pregnancy to prevent and minimize its complications. Method: Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of published data on the prevalence of constipation in pregnancy. The articles, which covered the period 1966 to 2024, were collected by searching Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Wos, and the Google Scholar search engine. The initial search was conducted on July 21, 2024, and the final update was made on August 10, 2024. Results: Thirteen studies were identified to determine the prevalence of constipation during pregnancy. The results show that the global prevalence of constipation throughout pregnancy is 32.4%, with the first trimester at 21.1%, the second trimester at 34%, and the third trimester at 30.3%. Conclusion: According to a study, constipation is most common during the second trimester of pregnancy and the least common during the first trimester. Further research on the causes of constipation and prevention methods can help decrease its prevalence during pregnancy. Therefore, it is important to provide educational interventions on nutrition and encourage moderate physical activity during pregnancy to reduce the occurrence of constipation.
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author Salari, Nader
Mohamadi, Sakine
Hemmati, Mahvan
Fallahi, Amirreza
Rasoulpoor, Shabnam
Zarei, Hosna
Shohaimi, Shamarina
Mohammadi, Masoud
spellingShingle Salari, Nader
Mohamadi, Sakine
Hemmati, Mahvan
Fallahi, Amirreza
Rasoulpoor, Shabnam
Zarei, Hosna
Shohaimi, Shamarina
Mohammadi, Masoud
Global prevalence of constipation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
author_facet Salari, Nader
Mohamadi, Sakine
Hemmati, Mahvan
Fallahi, Amirreza
Rasoulpoor, Shabnam
Zarei, Hosna
Shohaimi, Shamarina
Mohammadi, Masoud
author_sort Salari, Nader
title Global prevalence of constipation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short Global prevalence of constipation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Global prevalence of constipation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Global prevalence of constipation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Global prevalence of constipation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort global prevalence of constipation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
publisher BioMed Central
publishDate 2024
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114765/1/114765.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114765/
https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-024-07057-y
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