Perineal length among Vietnamese women

Objective: Vietnamese clinicians routinely perform episiotomies in the belief that 3rd–4th degree tears may be prevented, based partly on the view that Vietnamese women have a short perineal length that puts them at increased risk of tears. However, there is no evidence to suggest Vietnamese women h...

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Main Authors: Anh T. Trinh, Tanya A. Nippita, Trang N. Dien, Jonathan M. Morris, Christine L. Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455917301948