Site and incidence of birth canal lacerations from instrumental delivery with mediolateral episiotomy
Objective: Instrument-assisted vaginal delivery is a significant risk factor for birth canal lacerations. Although many obstetricians recently are recommending restrictive rather than a routine episiotomy, reports have shown restrictive episiotomy to be associated with more extensive anterior birth...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455916301991 |