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Health care workers’ perceptions of episiotomy in the era of respectful maternity care: a qualitative study of an obstetric training program in Mexico

BACKGROUND: Episiotomy in Mexico is highly prevalent and often routine - performed in up to 95% of births to primiparous women. The WHO suggests that episiotomy be used in selective cases, with an expected prevalence of 15%. Training programs to date have been unsuccessful in changing this practice....

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Autores principales: Garcia-Cerde, Rodrigo, Torres-Pereda, Pilar, Olvera-Garcia, Marisela, Hulme, Jennifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8359587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34384395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04022-x