The incidence, risk factors and obstetric outcome in primigravid women sustaining anal sphincter tears

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 736-743

  Gupta, Nandini ^a   Kiran, Talakere Usha ^a   Mulik, Varsha ^a   Bethel, Jackie ^a   Bhal, Kiron ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter tears; Primigravid women; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ANUS SPHINCTER TEAR; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FORCEPS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, POSTMATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0042848926     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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