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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-10-01
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Series: | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455917301948 |