Prevalence of levator ani muscle injury and health-related quality of life in primiparous Chinese women after instrumental delivery

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 728-733

  Chung, M Y ^a   Wan, O Y K ^a   Cheung, R Y K ^a   Chung, T K H ^a   Chan, S S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

forceps delivery; instrumental delivery; levator ani muscle injury; perineal ultrasound; ventouse extraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; INJURIES; OBSTETRIC FORCEPS; PARITY; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930374201     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.14700     Document Type: Article

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