Much ado about a little cut: Is episiotomy worthwhile?

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 616-618

  Eason, Erica ^a   Feldman, Perle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034051142     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00609-2     Document Type: Article

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