Is there a benefit to episiotomy at operative vaginal delivery? Observations over ten years in a stable population

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 411-414

  Ecker, J L ^a   Tan, W M ^a   Bansal, R K ^a   Bishop, J T ^a   Kilpatrick, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; operative vaginal delivery; perineal lacerations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINEUM; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0031025886     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70507-6     Document Type: Article

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