Variations in rates of severe perineal tears and episiotomies in 20 European countries: a study based on routine national data in Euro-Peristat Project.

Béatrice BlondelSophie AlexanderRagnheidur I Bjarnadottir Gissler MikaJens Langhoff-RoosŽiva Novak-AntoličCaroline PrunetWei-Hong ZhangAshna D Hindori-MohangooJennifer Zeitlinnull null

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2016)

The large variations in severe tears and episiotomies and the negative association between these indicators in 2010 show the importance of improving the assessment and reporting of tears in each country, and evaluating the impact of low episiotomy rates on the perineum.

Keyphrases

rotator cuff
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