Incidence, severity, and determinants of perineal pain after vaginal delivery: A prospective cohort study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1199-1204

  MacArthur, Alison J ^a,b   MacArthur, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Mt Sinai Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Perineal trauma; Postvaginal delivery perineal pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PERINEUM INJURY; PERINEUM PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; PERINEUM; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 7044274753     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.02.064     Document Type: Article

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