A Comparison of the “Hands-Off” and “Hands-On” Methods to Reduce Perineal Lacerations: A Randomised Clinical Trial

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 425-429

  Rezaei, Rozita ^a   Saatsaz, Sussan ^a   Chan, Yiong Huak ^b   Nia, Hamid Sharif ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hand off; Hands on; Perineal lacerations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916223553     PISSN: 09719202     EISSN: 09756434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13224-014-0535-2     Document Type: Article

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