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Original Article

Factors associated with spontaneous perineal lacerations in deliveries without episiotomy in a university maternity hospital in the city of Recife, Brazil: a cohort study

Vanessa Maria Laranjeiras LinsInstituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Brazil
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Leila KatzInstituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9854-7917
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Fernanda Barros Lima VasconcelosInstituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Brazil
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Isabela CoutinhoInstituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Brazil
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Melania Maria AmorimInstituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Brazil
Pages 3062-3067 | Received 27 Nov 2017, Accepted 22 Mar 2018, Published online: 18 Apr 2018

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