Abstract
Objective: to evaluate the health-related quality of life of women who reported post-partum urinary incontinence at the Maternidade Municipal de Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. Method: a cohort study, carried out with 358 postpartum mothers assisted in the maternity field of the study, from December 2011 to September 2012, data collection was performed in three stages, the first in 48 hours after delivery, the second stage in the third month after delivery and the third in the sixth month. The data were statistically treated and the King's Health Questionnarie was used to evaluate the health-related quality of life of incontinent women. Results: The sample had a mean age of 24.6 years and incidence of post-partum urinary incontinence of 10.5% and 12.3% in the third and sixth month after delivery, respectively. The health-related quality of life, the results showed greater impairment in the general health perception, severity measures, impact of incontinence, limitations of daily activities and physical limitations. Conclusion: It is concluded that the incidence of urinary incontinence is significant in the third and the sixth month after childbirth, and that urinary incontinence affects the quality of life related to the health of incontinent women.