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Once episiotomy, always episiotomy? [PDF]
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2018 To investigate the association between episiotomy and perineal damage in the subsequent delivery.A retrospective cohort study was conducted, comparing outcome of subsequent singleton deliveries of women with and without episiotomy in their first (index) delivery. Deliveries occurred between the years 1991-2015 in a tertiary medical center.
Ayala Zilberman +4 more
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2023 Introduction Our objective was to identify factors associated with episiotomy practice in France, in particular, characteristics of the maternity units and regions of delivery. Material and methods We performed a national cross‐sectional population‐based
Julie Cormier +3 more
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Evaluation of episiotomy in present day obstetric practice
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2020 Background: Episiotomy, a surgically planned incision on the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall during the second stage of labor is one of the most performed surgical procedures in the world, especially for nulliparous women.
Manasi Thakur +3 more
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Outcome of normal delivery with and without episiotomy in primiparous mothers in Sabzevar Mobini Hospital [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2021 Introduction: Limited use of episiotomy and performing selective episiotomy versus conventional episiotomy has been recommended in various studies. But according to the statistics from developing countries, episiotomy is still the most common obstetric ...
Mitra Eftekhari Yazdi +5 more
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A nationwide cross-sectional survey of episiotomy practice in China
The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2022 Summary: Background: A restrictive use of episiotomy was recommended by the obstetric society in China, but limited information on the epidemiology and the effects of restrictive use of episiotomy on maternal and fetal outcomes have been published ...
Jiangfeng Ye, PhD +8 more
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Frequency and Side Effect of Episiotomy in Primiparous Women: A Three- Month Longitudinal Survey [PDF]
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2009 Background and Objectives: Episiotomy is one of the most commonly performed procedures in obstetrics; approximately 33%of women giving birth vaginally in 2000 had episiotomy, but the best technique of episiotomy and its clinical benefits remain largely ...
K. Khajavi Shojae, A. Dawati, F. Zayeri
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Selective Episiotomy: Indications, Techinique, and Association with Severe Perineal Lacerations [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2016 Introduction Episiotomy is a controversial procedure, especially because the discussion that surrounds it has gone beyond the field of scientific debate, being adopted as an indicator of the "humanization of childbirth".
Mário Dias Corrêa Junior +1 more
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Reproductive Health, 2021 Background Episiotomy is a surgical incision of the perineum to hasten the delivery. There is a scarce of information related to episiotomy practice, and its associated factors, in developing countries, including Ethiopia.
Enyew Woretaw +2 more
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BMJ Open, 2021 Objective Episiotomy is still performed widely by obstetricians and midwives in some Chinese maternity units, but the reasons are unknown. This study aims to determine the knowledge, attitude and experience towards the practice of episiotomy among ...
Hua Bai, Jingxuan Yang
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