Changes in postpartum perineal muscle function in women with and without episiotomies

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-59

  Fleming, Nancy ^a,b   Newton, Edward R ^c   Roberts, Joyce ^d  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; Genital tract trauma; Perineal muscle function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NULLIPARA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINEUM; PERINEUM INJURY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; SCORING SYSTEM; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHICAGO; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERINEUM; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037264850     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1526-9523(02)00368-9     Document Type: Article

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