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Racial/ethnic variations in perineal length and association with perineal lacerations: a prospective cohort study

Amanda Yeaton-MasseyDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Stanford, CA, USA, Correspondence[email protected]
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Luchin WongDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA,
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Teresa N. SparksDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA,
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Stephanie J. HandlerDavis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA, USA,
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Michelle R. MeyerDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA,
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Jesus M. GranadosDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA,
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Marina StasenkoDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA,
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Anita SitDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA, USA, and
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Aaron B. CaugheyDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Pages 320-323 | Received 03 Nov 2013, Accepted 16 Apr 2014, Published online: 22 May 2014

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Johanna Quist-Nelson, Meiling Hua Parker, Vincenzo Berghella & J. Biba Nijjar. (2017) Are Asian American women at higher risk of severe perineal lacerations?. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 30:5, pages 525-528.
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