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In a Dutch cohort of 639 pregnant women, 34 percent reported carpal tunnel symptoms during pregnancy.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Of the 639 women, 219 (34%) reported CTS symptoms during pregnancy.”
Prevalence, course and determinants of carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms during pregnancy: a prospective study, M Meems et al., BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2015, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1111/1471-0528.13360)- What it measures
- Symptoms were measured with the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire at 32 weeks and in the first postpartum week.
- What it does not show
- Based on symptoms, not nerve tests, in one country. Most women had mild to moderate symptoms.