Risk of recurrence, subsequent mode of birth and morbidity for women who experienced severe perineal trauma in a first birth in New South Wales between 2000 -2008: A population based data linkage study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Priddis, Holly ^a   Dahlen, Hannah G ^a   Schmied, Virginia ^a   Sneddon, Annie ^b   Kettle, Christine ^c   Brown, Chris ^d   Thornton, Charlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Postpartum morbidities; Risk of recurrence; Severe perineal trauma; Subsequent birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORBIDITY; PARITY; PERINEUM INJURY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIMIPARA; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECTUM SURGERY; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ANAL CANAL; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH; COMPLICATION; EPISIOTOMY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FISTULA; INCIDENCE; LACERATIONS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FISTULA; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LACERATIONS; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PARTURITION; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875872022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-89     Document Type: Article

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