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The association of maternal obesity and obstetric anal sphincter injuries at time of vaginal delivery

BACKGROUND: The risk of third- and fourth-degree perineal laceration after vaginal delivery in patients with obesity is relatively understudied and has mixed findings in existing literature. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the association of maternal obesity and obstetric anal sphincter injur...

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Autores principales: Tavakoli, Amin, Panchal, Viraj R., Mazza, Genevieve R., Mandelbaum, Rachel S., Ouzounian, Joseph G., Matsuo, Koji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10598737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37885968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2023.100272