What are possible health risks to women having large numbers of children?
A common problem for any woman who has experienced pregnancy and childbirth is damage to the levator ani muscle, which comprises a portion of the "pelvic floor."



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This can cause a number of symptoms, including urinary incontinence (due to an increase in pressure on the bladder from less effective muscular support), and possible prolapse of the bladder, uterus, or rectum into the vagina, again due to the weakening of the pelvic floor.