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- Title
Hospital variation in episiotomy use and the risk of perineal trauma during childbirth.
- Authors
Webb, David A; Culhane, Jennifer
- Abstract
Episiotomies are the most frequently performed surgical procedure among United States women, but there are no published epidemiological studies of the extent of variation in episiotomy use among different obstetrical providers, or the outcomes associated with different levels of use. The objective of this study was to assess the extent of hospital variation in the use of episiotomy and the relationship between hospital episiotomy use and the incidence and risk of perineal trauma among women residing in a large urban area in the United States.
- Publication
Birth (Berkeley, Calif.), 2002, Vol 29, Issue 2, p132
- ISSN
0730-7659
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1523-536x.2002.00173.x