To identify risk factors for severe (third/fourth degree) perineal laceration with operative vaginal delivery (OVD, forceps or vacuum). We conducted a retrospective case-control study to identify risk ...
Pregnant women don’t always feel contractions solely in their belly. Indeed, about 25 percent experience back labor, which happens in their lower back, just above the tailbone. Back labor may be a ...
Aug. 2, 2004 (San Diego) — Occiput posterior presentation adds markedly to the risk of grade 3 or 4 anal sphincter laceration within the setting of forceps-assisted delivery, according to researchers ...
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