Mediolateral episiotomy: Are trained midwives and doctors approaching it from a different angle?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-50

  Wong, Ka Woon ^a   Ravindran, Karthigan ^a   Thomas, James M ^a   Andrews, Vasanth ^a  

^a ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angle; Episiotomy; Midwives; OASIS; Training

Indexed keywords

ANAL CANAL; ANAL SPHINCTER EXTENSION; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELIVERY; EPISIOTOMY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDIOLATERAL EPISIOTOMY; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANAL SPHINCTER INJURY; OBSTETRICIAN; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PERINEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ANGLE; EPISIOTOMY; MIDWIVES; OASIS; TRAINING;

ANAL CANAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PERINEUM; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84894274259     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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