Factors that can increase the risk of uterine prolapse include:
- Having one or more vaginal births
- Being older when you have your first baby
- Giving birth to a large baby
- Aging
- Obesity
- Prior pelvic surgery
- Chronic constipation or often straining during bowel movements
- Family history of weak connective tissue
- Being Hispanic or white
- Chronic coughing, such as from smoking