Risk models for benchmarking severe perineal tears during vaginal childbirth: A cross-sectional study of Public Hospitals in South Australia, 2002-08

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 430-437

  Baghurst, Peter A ^a,b   Antoniou, Georgia ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

benchmarking; episiotomy; perineal tears; risk factors; shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; EPISIOTOMY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINEAL CARE; PERINEAL TEAR; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VAGINAL INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENCHMARKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MATERNAL AGE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864859226     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2012.01300.x     Document Type: Article

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