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Obesity May Be Protective against Severe Perineal Lacerations
Objective. To determine if there is an association between BMI and 3rd- or 4th-degree perineal lacerations in normal spontaneous and operative vaginal deliveries. Study Design. We performed a retrospective case control study using a large obstetric quality improvement database over a six-year period. Cases were identified as singleton gestations with third- and fourth-degree lacerations. Contro...
متن کاملSelective Episiotomy: Indications, Techinique, and Association with Severe Perineal Lacerations.
Introduction Episiotomy is a controversial procedure, especially because the discussion that surrounds it has gone beyond the field of scientific debate, being adopted as an indicator of the "humanization of childbirth". The scientific literature indicates that episiotomy should not be performed routinely, but selectively. Objectives To review the literature in order to assess whether the imple...
متن کاملPerineal body length and perineal lacerations during delivery in primigravid patients.
This study assessed the relation between perineal body length and the risk of perineal laceration extending into the anal sphincter during vaginal delivery in primigravid patients at an institution with a low utilization of episiotomy. This was a prospective study of primigravid patients in active labor. Primigravid women with singleton pregnancies who were in the first stage of labor at 37 wee...
متن کاملDo 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...
متن کاملA retrospective study on perineal lacerations in vaginal delivery and the individual performance of experienced mifwives
BACKGROUND Medical staff's influence on patient outcomes has become a subject of interest. We evaluated experienced midwives and compared their performance concerning perineal lacerations (PL). METHODS In a retrospective cohort study, 1937 women with singleton pregnancies who had delivered spontaneously with a cephalic presentation by experienced midwives in the Medical University of Vienna f...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 1884
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(02)12672-9