Alternative model of birth to reduce the risk of assisted vaginal delivery and perineal trauma

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1249-1256

  Walker, Carolina ^a   Rodríguez, Tania ^a   Herranz, Ana ^b   Espinosa, José A ^c   Sánchez, Emília ^d   Espuña Pons, Montserrat ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c Quiron University Hospital   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assisted vaginal delivery; Delayed pushing; Delivery; Episiotomy; Perineal trauma; Second stage of labor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868346640     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1675-5     Document Type: Article

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