A prospective observational study on tears during vaginal delivery: Occurrences and risk factors

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 44-49

  Samuelsson, Ellen ^a   Ladfors, Lars ^a   Lindblom, Britta Gåreberg ^a   Hagberg, Henrik ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; Parity; Perineal tear; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDEMA; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PARITY; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036190234     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0001-6349.2001.10182.x     Document Type: Article

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