Risk of perineal damage is not a reason to discourage a sitting birthing position: A secondary analysis

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 611-618

  De Jonge, A ^a,b   Van Diem, M Th ^c   Scheepers, P L H ^d   Buitendijk, S E ^e   Lagro Janssen, A L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTHING POSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDWIFE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINEUM; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SITTING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949365644     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02316.x     Document Type: Article

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