A novel classification for evaluating episiotomy practices: application to the Burgundy perinatal network
Abstract Background Though the rate of episiotomy has decreased in France, the overall episiotomy rate was 20% in the 2016 national perinatal survey. We aimed to develop a classification to facilitate the analysis of episiotomy practices and to evaluate whether episiotomy is associated with a reduct...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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Series: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-019-2424-2 |