Lateral episiotomy protects primiparous but not multiparous women from obstetric anal sphincter rupture

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1365-1372

  Räisänen, Sari Helena ^a,b   Vehviläinen Julkunen, Katri ^a,b   Gissler, Mika ^c,d   Heinonen, Seppo ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birth injuries; Delivery; Episiotomy methods; Obstetrics; Perineum injuries; Registries

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ADULT; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; OBSTETRIC ANAL SPHINCTER RUPTURE; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72049115789     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016340903295626     Document Type: Article

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