Pelvic surgery, pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause are major risk factors. Physical changes resulting from pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause often contribute to stress urinary incontinence. This allows for lactation and breastfeeding after childbirth. Sometimes this caused miscarriage or difficulties in childbirth. Postpartum confinement refers to a system for recovery following childbirth. UNFPA estimated that 303,000 women died of pregnancy or childbirth related causes in 2015. This excludes pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium. Cultural values, assumptions, and practices of pregnancy and childbirth vary across cultures. As Locheia, she was the goddess of childbirth and midwives. His mother died due to complications in childbirth when Prateik was born. The vulvar region is at risk for trauma during childbirth. Margaret died in December 1892 after complications from her third childbirth. Irmgard died in 1963 of complications following childbirth. This illness was common due to the lack of hygiene around childbirth. They may also be related to childbirth or Mother Goddesses.