Prevalence and risk factors for third- and fourth-degree perineal lacerations during vaginal delivery: A multi-country study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 340-347

  Hirayama, F ^a   Koyanagi, A ^a   Mori, R ^a   Zhang, J ^b   Souza, J P ^c   Gulmezoglu A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Developing countries; multi country study; third and fourth degree perineal lacerations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LACERATION; NULLIPARA; PERINEAL LACERATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; LATIN AMERICA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PARTURITION; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84862942519     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03210.x     Document Type: Article

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