Need for and consequences of episiotomy in vaginal birth: A critical approach

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-356

  Räisänen, Sari ^a   Vehviläinen Julkunen, Katri ^a   Heinonen, Seppo ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; Labour; Midwifery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY; LABOR COMPLICATION; LABOR INDUCTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SELECTION; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE MIDWIVES; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SELECTION; PERINEUM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955558783     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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