Third and fourth degree perineal tears-the risk of recurrence in subsequent pregnancy

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-181

  Yogev, Yariv ^a,b   Hiersch, Liran ^a   Maresky, Lance ^a   Wasserberg, Nir ^a   Wiznitzer, Arnon ^a   Melamed, Nir ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Delivery; Perineal tear; Recurrence; Third and fourth degree

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOURTH DEGREE PERINEAL TEAR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINEUM INJURY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THIRD DEGREE PERINEAL TEAR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PRESENTATION; LACERATIONS; PARITY; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84890499755     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.806902     Document Type: Article

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