Relationship of episiotomy to perineal trauma and morbidity, sexual dysfunction, and pelvic floor relaxation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 591-598

  Klein, Michael C ^{a,b,c,d,e,j,k}   Gauthier, Robert J ^e,f   Robbins, James M ^a,b,l   Kaczorowski, Janusz ^c   Jorgensen, Sally H ^b,h,i   Franco, Eliane D ^a,b,c   Johnson, Barbara ^m   Waghorn, Kathy ^b,g   Gelfand, Morrie M ^a,b   Guralnick, Melvin S ^a,b   Luskey, Gary W ^a,g   Joshi, Arvind K ^a,g  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^g St Mary's Hospital ^*  (Canada)

^h South Shore Regional Hospital Bridgewater ^*  (Canada)

ⁱ Fisherman's Memorial Hospital Lunenberg ^*  (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^k CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^l ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^m NONE

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Author keywords

Episiotomy; pelvic floor functioning; perineal pain; sexual functioning; third and fourth degree tears

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANADA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PERINEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISORDERS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0028071965     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(94)90070-1     Document Type: Article

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