Perineal massage to prevent perineal trauma in childbirth

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 531-533

  Kalichman, Leonid ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Episiotomy; Genital tract trauma; Perineal massage; Perineal trauma

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPAREUNIA; EDITORIAL; EPISIOTOMY; FECES INCONTINENCE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; LACERATION; MASSAGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERINEAL MASSAGE; PERINEUM INJURY; SUTURING METHOD; TEACHING; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WELLBEING; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; INJURY; LABOR COMPLICATION; LABOR PAIN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EPISIOTOMY; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; MASSAGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 52049107676     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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