Is Asian ethnicity an independent risk factor for severe perineal trauma in childbirth? A systematic review of the literature

Women and Birth

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 107-113

  Wheeler, Janet ^b   Davis, Deborah ^a   Fry, Margaret ^a   Brodie, Pat ^a   Homer, Caroline S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter laceration; Asian ethnicity; Episiotomy; Severe perineal trauma

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ASIAN; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARTURITION; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84865329248     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.08.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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