Judicial use of episiotomy in singleton normal vaginal deliveries at term: the changing trend
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Episiotomy in low-risk vaginal deliveries.
PURPOSE The object of this study was to determine factors leading to episiotomy in low-risk vaginal deliveries, including a comparison of family physicians with obstetricians. The research was also to assess the incidence of episiotomy in a large community hospital and compare it with a national rate of 40%. METHODS A retrospective cohort design was used with computerized records from one hos...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2320-1770
DOI: 10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20160604