The practice of episiotomy in public hospitals in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 94-98

  Lam, K W ^a   Pun, T C ^a   Wong, H S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Delivery, obstetric; Episiotomy; Parity; Perineum injuries; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINEUM INJURY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PERINEUM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33646493035     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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