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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Volume 85, 2006 - Issue 7
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The role of mediolateral episiotomy during labour. Analysis of risk factors for obstetric anal sphincter tears

Pauliina Aukee Pelvic Floor Research & Therapy Unit, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Helena Sundström Pelvic Floor Research & Therapy Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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Matti V. Kairaluoma Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland
Pages 856-860 | Received 18 Jan 2005, Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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Ha Yan Kwon & Hyun Soo Park. (2017) Episiotomy and the risk of severe perineal injuries among Korean women. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 30:14, pages 1745-1749.
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Yiska Loewenberg-Weisband, Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky, Alexander Ioscovich, Arnon Samueloff & Ronit Calderon-Margalit. (2014) Epidural analgesia and severe perineal tears: a literature review and large cohort study. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 27:18, pages 1864-1869.
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Sari Helena Räisänen, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Mika Gissler & Seppo Heinonen. (2009) Lateral episiotomy protects primiparous but not multiparous women from obstetric anal sphincter rupture. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 88:12, pages 1365-1372.
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G. Hudelist, H. Mastoroudes & M. Gorti. (2008) The role of episiotomy in instrumental delivery: Is it preventative for severe perineal injury?. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 28:5, pages 469-473.
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Annelill Valbø, Leif Gjessing, Christine Herzog, Jeanne Mette Goderstad, Katariina Laine & Anne Marte Valset. (2008) Anal sphincter tears at spontaneous delivery: A comparison of five hospitals in Norway. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 87:11, pages 1176-1180.
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