Managing perineal trauma after childbirth

BMJ. 2014 Nov 25:349:g6829. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g6829.

Authors

Sara Webb¹, Margaret Sherburn², Khaled M K Ismail³

Affiliations

¹ Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
² Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK Birmingham Centre for Women's and Children's Health, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK K.Ismail@bham.ac.uk.

PMID: 25425212
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g6829

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Delivery, Obstetric / adverse effects*
Depression, Postpartum / etiology
Episiotomy / adverse effects
Episiotomy / methods*
Extraction, Obstetrical / adverse effects*
Fecal Incontinence / etiology
Female
Humans
Pelvic Floor Disorders / etiology
Perineum / injuries*
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Surgical Wound Dehiscence / etiology
Surgical Wound Infection / etiology
Suture Techniques
Urinary Incontinence / etiology

Grants and funding

CDRF-2012-03-064/DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom