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Episiotomy rate in Vietnamese-born women in Australia: support for a change in obstetric practice in Viet Nam

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of episiotomy among Vietnamese-born women in Australia, including risk factors for, and pregnancy outcomes associated with, episiotomy.
Anh T Trinh, Amina Khambalia, Amanda Ampt, Jonathan M Morris, Christine L Roberts   +4 more
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Maternal outcomes according to fetal head station at diagnosis of the second stage of labor

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study determines the association between fetal head station (FHS) at the diagnosis of the second stage of labor and adverse maternal outcomes. Methods This retrospective cohort study was conducted at a single university‐affiliated tertiary medical center from 2011 to 2023, including singleton vertex deliveries at ≥ 37 weeks of ...
Itamar Gilboa, Daniel Gabbai, Anat Lavie, Or Rosentveig, Yoav Baruch, Yariv Yogev, Emmanuel Attali   +6 more
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Episiotomy versus Non-Episiotomy A Coparison of Outcomes [PDF]

, 2005
Background: Episiotomy is a widely done intervention in childbirth, regardless of poor scientific evidence for its benefit. Settings: In four teaching hospitals at Khartoum state (Khartoum Teaching Hospital, the Maternity Hospital, Soba University ...
Abdelmoneim, Mohamed
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Episiotomy in Burkina Faso

, 1998
Episiotomy is a common obstetric intervention in many countries of the world, although little is known about rates in African countries. In recent years, the effectiveness of routine episiotomy to prevent severe tears and neonatal asphyxia has been ...
Lorenz, N., Nougtara, A., Garner, Paul
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Episiotomy: a medicolegal vicious cycle

, 2021
The present study aims to analyze the litigation trends and ensuing compensatory damages brought about by the use of episiotomy, in order to outline a set of cautionary rules meant to limit the scope of legal aftermath for both doctors and health care ...
Stark, Michael, Malvasi, Antonio, Zaami, Simona, Lazzeri, Lucia, Marinelli, Enrico, Centini, Gabriele, Zupi, Errico, Signore, Fabrizio   +7 more
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First‐trimester maternal abdominal subcutaneous and perirenal fat thickness and early identification of gestational diabetes: A prospective cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate whether first‐trimester abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness (ASFT) and renal fat thickness (RFT) provide incremental value for early identification of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and their association with obstetric complications.
Giulia Palla, Maria M. Montt‐Guevara, Tiziana Fidecicchi, Giulia Cappellini, Stella Zandri, Chiara Ietto, Deborah Garaffa, Giulia Posar, Elena Pisacreta, Amerigo Ferrari, Marta Caretto, Francesca Monacci, Tommaso Simoncini   +12 more
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Episiotomy related morbidities measured using redness, edema, ecchymosis, discharge and apposition scale and numerical pain scale among primiparous women in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: episiotomy induced inflammatory signs like redness, edema, ecchymosis and pain may remain beyond the period of hospitalization and can be objectively measured using REEDA (redness, edema, ecchymosis, discharge and apposition) scale. Pain in
Pebalo Francis Pebolo, Ajeani Judith, Kaye Kabonge Dan   +2 more
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Thermotherapy for prevention of perineal pain after vaginal birth: Evaluation of warm compresses and cold packs using a factorial randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
RCT : randomized controlled trial, mean dif. (95% CI) : mean difference (95% confidence interval), sd : standard deviation. Abstract Objective Perineal pain is common after vaginal birth and might affect maternal well‐being and mother–infant bonding.
Pauline Blanc‐Petitjean, Clara Rollet, Géraldine Meunier, Laurent Mandelbrot, Camille Le Ray, Anne Alice Chantry   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How did episiotomy rates change from 2007 to 2014? Population-based study in France

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Since the 2000s, selective episiotomy has been systematically recommended worldwide. In France, the recommended episiotomy rate in vaginal deliveries is less than 30%.
Karine Goueslard, Jonathan Cottenet, Adrien Roussot, Christophe Clesse, Paul Sagot, Catherine Quantin   +5 more
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Pregnancy outcome following minor trauma during third trimester of pregnancy in Primiparous women: A propensity score–matched cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To determine the impact of minor trauma during pregnancy on adverse pregnancy outcome in primiparous women. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a single, tertiary university‐affiliated medical center between 2012 and 2023. Primiparous women aged 18 to 45 years who experienced minor trauma (Injury Severity Score ≤ 9)
Maayan Maor, Nir Roguin, Uri Amikam, Eran Ashwal, Yariv Yogev, Yoav Baruch   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source