Mediolateral episiotomy reduces the risk for anal sphincter injury during operative vaginal delivery

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-108

  De Leeuw, J W ^a   De Wit, C ^a   Kuijken, J P J A ^a   Bruinse, H W ^b  

^a IKAZIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Episiotomy; Forceps delivery; Vacuum extraction

Indexed keywords

ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIOLATERAL EPISIOTOMY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANAL CANAL; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; HUMANS; LABOR PRESENTATION; NETHERLANDS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; VACUUM EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL;

EID: 36749008532     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01554.x     Document Type: Article

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