Do We Know How to Avoid OASIs in Non-Supine Birth Positions? A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis Glaucia Miranda Varella PereiraAnna Laura Freitas VianiniMarilene Vale Castro MonteiroRegina Amélia Lopes Pessoa Aguiar

Published in: Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia (2019)

Upright birth positions were not associated with a lower rate of perineal tears. The interpretation of the findings regarding these positions raised doubts about perineal protection that are still unanswered.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth