Midline episiotomies: More harm than good?

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 765-770

  Shiono, Patricia ^a,b   Klebanof, Mark A ^b   Carey, J Christopher ^a,b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDIES; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; PARITY; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0025317180     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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