Anal dilation during labor

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-139

  Kalis, Vladimir ^a   Karbanova, Jaroslava ^a   Bukacova, Zuzana ^b   Bednarova, Barbora ^a   Rokyta, Zdenek ^a   Kralickova, Milena ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anal dilation; Anthropometry; Crowning; Definition; Methods; Perineum; Vaginal birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL DILATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PARITY; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 77950515994     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.11.024     Document Type: Article

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