Operative vaginal delivery and the use of episiotomy-A survey of practice in the United Kingdom and Ireland

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-183

  Macleod, Maureen ^a   Murphy, Deirdre J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Tallaght and Coombe Women's and Infant's University Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; National survey; Operative vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPISIOTOMY; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; IRELAND; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 38649117874     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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