The impact of obstetric gel on the second stage of labor and perineal integrity: a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 3024-3029

  Ashwal, Eran ^a,b   Aviram, Amir ^a,b   Wertheimer, Avital ^a,b   Krispin, Eyal ^a,b   Kaplan, Boris ^a,b   Hiersch, Liran ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Obstetric gel; perineal integrity; perineal laceration; second stage of labor

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGIC GLUE; AGENTS USED INTRAVAGINALLY; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ABSENCE OF COMPLICATIONS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PERINEUM; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINA; VAGINAL DELIVERY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECTS; EPISIOTOMY; INJURIES; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; LUBRICANTS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES;

EID: 84949743094     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1114079     Document Type: Article

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