Self-reported pelvic floor dysfunction 12 months after an obstetric anal sphincter injury in relation to maternal body mass index.

In their study, there was a tendency for dyspareunia to be less common among obese women compared with normal‐weight women, regardless of the degree of perineal laceration, although it did not reach statistical significance. 23 Congruent findings regarding dyspareunia and BMI during pregnancy have been found in a cross‐sectional study by Ribeiro et al.

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