A randomised controlled trial of care of the perineum during second stage of normal labour

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1262-1272

  McCandlish, Rona ^a   Bowler, Ursula ^a   van Asten, Hedwig ^a   Berridge, Georgina ^a   Winter, Cathy ^b   Sames, Lesley ^c   Garcia, Jo ^a   Renfrew, Mary ^d   Elbourne, Diana ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; PAIN; PERINEUM; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; NURSE MIDWIVES; PAIN; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRESSURE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; TOUCH;

EID: 0032423003     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb10004.x     Document Type: Article

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