Should left-handed midwives and midwifery students conform to the ‘norm’ or practise intuitively? [PDF]
, 2016 It has been suggested that the proportion of left-handed people, or more specifically, the greater acknowledgement of left-handedness over the past century may be due to fewer left-handed people being ‘forced’ to use their right hand to conform to the ...
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Episiotomy: an informed consent proposal
Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2019 Purpose Since every obstetric surgical procedure requires gaining informed consent from patient, we have set out to evaluate whether such requirement also applies to episiotomy.
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Comparing the effects of lidocaine cream and mefenamic acid on post episiotomy pain [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: A large number of womensuffered from the post episiotomy pain and the common method for pain relief is oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Dadkhah, N., Delaram, M.
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Epidural Pethidine for Relief of Episiotomy Pain [PDF]
, 1984 B. L. Duffy, M. D. Read
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Episiotomy in normal deliveries at the University Hospital "La Ribera".
NURE Investigación, 2013 Aim: Describe the incidence of episiotomy in normal vaginal delivery and analyze risk factors that affect the performance of the practice by midwife.Material and Methods: Observational, descriptive, cross sectional, retrospective study from January 1 to ...
Sandra Pérez Valero
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Quality Improvement: Appropriate episiotomies in a district hospital
South African Family Practice, 2003 Work satisfaction, enthusiasm and better patient care at times come from the simplest things. Quite a number of patients were coming with episiotomy dehiscene (gaping episiotomy) to the Taung Hospital.
I. Di Mattia, J.F.M. Hugo
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What are the benefits and risks of restrictive versus routine episiotomy during vaginal birth? Evidence update - Summary of a Cochrane Review [PDF]
, 2004 Restrictive episiotomy policies, where health staff avoid the procedure, appear to have a number of benefits compared to policies where episiotomies are performed ...
Effective Health Care Research Consortium
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Is Asian ethnicity an independent risk factor for severe perineal trauma in childbirth? A systematic review of the literature [PDF]
, 2012 Objective: To undertake a systematic review of the literature to determine whether Asian ethnicity is an independent risk factor for severe perineal trauma in childbirth. Method: Ovid Medline, CINAHL, and Cochrane databases published in English were used
Brodie, P +4 more
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Impact of selective vs routine midline episiotomy and lacerations of the anal sphincter [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction: Obstetric anal sphincter tear (OAST) is associated with anal incontinence. Episiotomy was proposed as a form of protection of the anal sphincter at delivery; however, several studies have shown that routine use of episiotomy does not reduce
Costa, Sergio Hofmeister de Almeida Martins +8 more
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