Infibulated women have an increased risk of anal sphincter tears at delivery: A population-based Swedish register study of 250 000 births

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 101-108

  Berggren, Vanja ^a,b   Gottvall, Karin ^a,c   Isman, Elisabeth ^a   Bergström, Staffan ^a   Ekéus, Cecilia ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

anal sphincter tears; episiotomy; female genital mutilation; instrumental delivery; perineum register

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER TEAR; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPISIOTOMY; ERITREA; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD POSITION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFIBULATION; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOMALIA; SWEDEN; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; AFRICA; ANAL CANAL; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84872339134     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12010     Document Type: Article

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