Minimizing Genital Tract Trauma and Related Pain Following Spontaneous Vaginal Birth

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 246-253

  Albers, Leah L ^a   Borders, Noelle ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

episiotomy; genital tract trauma; labor management; midwifery care; perineal pain; perineal trauma

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; POLYGLACTIN; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPISIOTOMY; EXERCISE; FEMALE GENITAL PAIN; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LABOR ONSET; LACERATION; MASSAGE; NULLIPARA; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UROGENITAL TRACT INJURY; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MASSAGE; PAIN; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34247357412     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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