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Birth Outcomes After Sexual Violence and the Role of Disclosure to the Maternity Care Provider

open access: yesBirth, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sexual violence (SV) history is associated with various birth outcomes. Yet, the underlying mechanisms of these associations have not been sufficiently explained. Disclosure of SV history to a maternity care provider may play an important role in maternity care providers' choice for birth interventions and in women's birth ...
Hannah de Klerk   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Routine episiotomy versus selective episiotomy in primigravidae

open access: yesAnnals of King Edward Medical University, 2016
Objectives: To compare the maternal and fetal outcome in routine versus selective episiotomy in primigravidae. Study Design: A randomized controlled trial conducted at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. The two interventions compared were selective (limited to specified maternal or fetal indications) and routine episiotomy (following the hospital ...
Javed Iqbal   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Episiotomia: resultados maternos e neonatais [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Overview and aims: Episiotomy is one of the most common procedures in Obstetrics, despite actual scientific evidence does not support its routine practice.
Coutada, Rosália Silva   +2 more
core  

Childbirth Experiences in the United Kingdom Compared to the Netherlands: A Cross‐Sectional Survey Study

open access: yesBirth, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This study was performed to compare childbirth experiences in the United Kingdom (UK) and the Netherlands (NL) and identify determinants of positive childbirth experiences in both countries. Methods Women who gave birth in the UK (n = 1303) or the NL (n = 900) between January 2017 and December 2020 who filled in the cross ...
Lauri M. M. van den Berg   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A randomised controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of ice-packs and Epifoam with cooling maternity gel pads at alleviating postnatal perineal trauma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This is the author's PDF version of an article published in Midwifery© 2000. The definitive version is available at http://www.elsevier.comOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of standard regimes (ice packs and Epifoam) at relieving perineal trauma ...
Cooper, Keith   +4 more
core   +1 more source

FIGO Statement: Restrictive use rather than routine use of episiotomy

open access: yesInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2019
To facilitate delivery and avoid perineal lacerations, episiotomy has been widely used to enlarge the birth canal. Although there is a global trend for reduced episiotomy rates [1], these continue to be very high in some centers and areas of the world ...
A. Nassar   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Impact of Midwife Experience and Time of Birth on the Risk of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIS)

open access: yesBirth, EarlyView.
Background: Obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) are a significant complication of vaginal birth. Methods: This retrospective cohort included 13,651 term spontaneous vaginal deliveries at a single medical center (2020‐2025). Midwife experience (early, mid, and highly experienced), shift timing, and OASIS incidence were analyzed.
Raneen Abu Shqara   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Simultaneous Concept Analysis to Provide Clarity Between Obstetric Violence and Birth Trauma

open access: yesBirth, EarlyView.
There are critical gaps and conceptual confusion between the subjective trauma arising from childbirth experiences (birth trauma) and the trauma specifically resulting from abuse, coercion, and neglect by healthcare providers (obstetric violence); we propose a new term, “obstetric trauma” Obstetric trauma would specifically indicate the consequences of
Kripalini Patel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of Music Therapy on Immediate Postpartum Episiotomy Pain: A randomized controlled trial

open access: yesThai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2018
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy in alleviating immediate postpartum episiotomy wound pain. Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of music therapy in ...
Ravita Chaichanalap   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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