The use of liquid petroleum jelly in the prevention of perineal lacerations during birth Uso de vaselina líquida en la prevención de laceracion perineal durante el parto Uso de vaselina líquida na prevenção de laceração perineal durante o parto
Most of vaginal births are accompanied by lacerations in the genital tract. This was a randomized study carried out in a Birth Center located in São Paulo city to evaluate the efficacy of liquid petroleum jelly in reducing perineal laceration. The sample was composed of 38 nulliparous women per grou...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2008-06-01
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Series: | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692008000300007 |