How good are we at implementing evidence to support the management of birth related perineal trauma? A UK wide survey of midwifery practice

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bick, Debra E ^a   Ismail, Khaled M ^b   Macdonald, Sue ^c   Thomas, Peter ^d   Tohill, Sue ^e   Kettle, Christine ^f  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES   (United Kingdom)

^d BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; Maternal morbidity; Midwifery practice; Perineal trauma; Suturing methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; EPISIOTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; PERINEUM INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUTURING METHOD; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; BIRTH INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PERINEUM; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84862634390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-57     Document Type: Article

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