Episiotomy

Research in the area of episiotomy reported from M. Alperin and colleagues

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, July 13th, 2008

"To examine whether episiotomy at first vaginal delivery increases the risk of spontaneous obstetric laceration in the subsequent delivery. A review was conducted of women with consecutive vaginal deliveries at Magee-Womens Hospital between 1995 and 2005, using the Magee Obstetrical Maternal and Infant database," scientists in the United States report.

"The primary exposure of interest was episiotomy at first vaginal delivery. Multivariable polytomous logistic regression modeling of potential risk factors was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) for obstetric laceration in the second vaginal delivery. A total of 6,052 patients were included, of whom 47.8% had episiotomy...

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