Abstract
The problem of anal incontinence has a significant impact on the quality of life after its occurence and has an incidence of about 1.4% of the population. One of the risk factors is vaginal delivery.
The prevalence of postpartal anal incontinence was found in one individual study to be 3-29%, the differences are certainly based on the type of questions. The same fluctuations and prevalence of anal sphincter injuries in one individual study was from 1.6 to 26.9%.
The problem calls for a simple classification of obstetrical injuries and lacks a recommended approach to preventing and providing care for women with obstetrical injuries of the anal muscle sphincter.