Do Unsutured Second-Degree Perineal Lacerations Affect Postpartum Functional Outcomes?
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Do unsutured second-degree perineal lacerations affect postpartum functional outcomes?
BACKGROUND To compare the postpartum pelvic floor function of women with sutured second-degree perineal lacerations, unsutured second-degree perineal lacerations, and intact perineums. METHODS A prospective cohort of nurse-midwifery patients consented to mapping of genital trauma at birth and an assessment of postpartum pelvic floor outcomes. Women completed validated questionnaires for perin...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1557-2625,1558-7118
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.05.060222