Hands on or hands off the perineum: A survey of care of the perineum in labour (HOOPS)

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1279-1285

  Trochez, Ruben ^a   Waterfield, Malcolm ^b   Freeman, Robert M ^c  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c National Institute for Health Research ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; Hands off the perineum; Obstetric anal sphincter injury; Perineal support; Third degree tears

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FETUS DISTRESS; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR STAGE 2; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; PERINEAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 80052891762     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-011-1454-8     Document Type: Article

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