Episiotomy and perineal tears presumed to be imminent: Randomized controlled trial

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 364-368

  Dannecker, Christian ^a   Hillemanns, Peter ^a   Strauss, Alexander ^a   Hasbargen, Uwe ^a   Hepp, Hermann ^a   Anthuber, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; Perineal pain; Perineal tears

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FETUS MORTALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERINEUM INJURY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 1642423565     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2004.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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