Episiotomy and increase in the risk of obstetric laceration in a subsequent vaginal delivery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1274-1278

  Alperin, Marianna ^a   Krohn, Marijane A ^a   Parviainen, Kristiina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DELIVERY; INJURY; LABOR COMPLICATION; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RISK;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 47749153431     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31816de899     Document Type: Article

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