Third- and fourth-degree perineal tears among primiparous women in England between 2000 and 2012: Time trends and risk factors

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1516-1525

  Gurol Urganci, I ^a,b   Cromwell, D A ^a   Edozien, L C ^c   Mahmood, T A ^b   Adams, E J ^d   Richmond, D H ^b,d   Templeton, A ^b   Van Der Meulen, J H ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL WOMEN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; instrumental delivery; severe perineal trauma; trends; vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DELIVERY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; FOURTH DEGREE PERINEAL TEAR; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERINEUM INJURY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM MUCOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; THIRD DEGREE PERINEAL TEAR; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EPISIOTOMY; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; SEVERE PERINEAL TRAUMA; TRENDS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAL CANAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENGLAND; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885949588     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12363     Document Type: Article

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