Antenatal use of a novel vaginal birth training device by term primiparous women in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 318-323

  Kok, J ^a   Tan, K H ^b   Koh, S ^c   Cheng, P S ^a   Lim, W Y ^a   Yew, M L ^a   Yeo, G S H ^b   Hian, Kelvin Tan Kok ^d  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Perinatal Audit and Epidemiology   (Singapore)

^c Research Administrative Unit

^d NONE

Author keywords

EPI NO vaginal birth trainer; Episiotomy; Perineal tissue injury; Perineal trauma; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH TRAINING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACERATION; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PERINEUM INJURY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; SAFETY; TISSUE INJURY; TRAINING; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANALGESICS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DILATATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; VAGINA;

EID: 3142631798     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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