Hospital variation in episiotomy use and the risk of perineal trauma during childbirth

Birth

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 132-136

  Webb, David A ^a,c   Culhane, Jennifer ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MATERNAL CARE; NULLIPARA; OBSTETRICS; OBSTRUCTION; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY ROOMS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LACERATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PERINEUM; PHILADELPHIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036094274     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-536X.2002.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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