Obstetric Interventions Among Native and Migrant Women: The (Over)use of Episiotomy in Portugal

Objective: Episiotomy, defined as the incision of the perineum to enlarge the vaginal opening during childbirth, is one of the most commonly performed surgical interventions in the world. We aimed to determine if migrant status is associated with episiotomy, and if individual characteristics mediate...

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出版年:	International Journal of Public Health
主要な著者:	Elsa Lorthe, Milton Severo, Sousan Hamwi, Teresa Rodrigues, Cristina Teixeira, Henrique Barros
フォーマット:	論文
言語:	英語
出版事項:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
主題:	episiotomy migrant differential care obstetric interventions healthcare inequities perinatal health
オンライン･アクセス:	https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606296/full