The impact of third- or fourth-degree perineal tears on the second pregnancy: A cohort study of 182,445 Scottish women.

This study aimed to investigate the reproductive impact of a third- or fourth-degree tear in primigravid women. A retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted using data from Scottish Morbidity Records (SMR02). Primigravid women with a vaginal birth in Scotland from 1997 until 2010 were...

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Main Authors: Andrea Mary Woolner, Dolapo Ayansina, Mairead Black, Sohinee Bhattacharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215180