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Influence of the maternity unit and region of delivery on episiotomy practice in France: a nationwide population‐based study

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, Jade Merrer, Béatrice Blondel, Camille Le Ray   +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, Mostafa Rad, Behnaz Souizi, Sepideh Behrozinasab, Neda Mahdavifar, Marziyeh Torkmannejad Sabzevari   +5 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, Himadri Bal, Vikas Tambe, Nikhila Singireddy   +3 more
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Deinfibulation for improving obstetric, neonatal, gynecologic, and sexual health outcomes in women and girls with type III female genital mutilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

Int J Gynaecol Obstet
Abstract Background Type III female genital mutilation (FGM) is corrected by the scar tissue removal of the vaginal opening, known as deinfibulation. Objectives To determine the current evidence on whether deinfibulation leads to improved obstetric, neonatal, gynecologic, and sexual health outcomes. Search Strategy The following databases were searched
Okusanya B, Esu E, Nwachuku N, Adaramoye V, Olughu E, Okpebri K, Meremikwu C, Meremikwu J, Iwomi F, Meremikwu M.   +9 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, Yan Chen, MD, Hua Yang, MD, Qian Chen, PhD, Yun Huang, PhD, Jian Zhao, PhD, Lei Tu, MPH, Ming Liu, MD, Jun Zhang, PhD   +8 more
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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, Renato Passini Júnior   +1 more
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Episiotomy practice and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at public health facilities in Metema district, northwest Ethiopia

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, Muluken Teshome, Muluneh Alene   +2 more
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Knowledge, attitude and experience of episiotomy practice among obstetricians and midwives: a cross-sectional study from China

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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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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Primipara Undergoing Episiotomy had Lower Postpartum Sexual Function

Indonesian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014
Objective: To compare postpartum sexual functions between primipara with episiotomy and without episiotomy. Method: The research was conducted in public service section of Dr.
Irwan Irwan, Efendi Lukas, Nusratuddin Abdullah   +2 more
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