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Risk factors for mediolateral episiotomy at a tertiary hospital: a cross-sectional study.

Rafael Coelho de AlbuquerqueGlaucia Miranda Varella PereiraAdriana Gomes LuzMarina Augusto NóbregaGiuliane Jesus LajosLuiz Gustavo de Oliveira Brito
Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2022)
A higher number of vaginal examinations during labor (over six repetitions), longer duration of second stage labor, and primiparity were risk factors associated with selective mediolateral episiotomy.
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