OBJECTIVES Obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASISs) are a devastating postpartum complication; reducing rates is paramount to improving quality of care. In Norway, implementation of a perineal protection program decreased the incidence of OASIS by 48%. We sought to assess impact on OASIS rates following a similar program. METHODS This institutional review board-approved, retrospective cohor...

Pervaginal childbirth until now is still the choice of method that considered safest and economical. Although delivery assistance has been done correctly, most women will experience perineal trauma during vaginal labor process require suturing. The problem often faced by a mother who tear pain suturing last suture wound dry duration healing wound. This type research quantitative analytics using...

OBJECTIVE Long term effects of perineal tears pose a major worldwide health issue for women during delivery. Since bacterial vaginosis is related to major obstacles in obstetrics the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between bacterial vaginosis and the occurrence of perineal tears during vaginal delivery. METHODS Between June 2013 and December 2013 pregnant women delivering ...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of body mass index (BMI) or pregnancy weight gain on the presence, site, and severity of genital tract trauma at childbirth in nulliparous women. METHODS The present study is a subanalysis of a prospective cohort of healthy nulliparous women recruited during pregnancy and followed through birth. Weight gain during pregnancy and ...

the effectiveness of physical therapy techniques in the second stage of labor on perineal trauma in nulliparous women referring to the teaching hospitalof emam khomeini – khalkhal     sohrabi m [1] , ivan bagha r [2] *, shirinkam r [3]     received: 18feb, 2012 accepted: 6may 2012     abstract   background & aims : perineal trauma is common outcome of vaginal birth, and can cause short term and...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the differences in immediate maternal and neonatal effects of forceps and vacuum-assisted deliveries. METHODS We conducted a medical record review of all forceps and vacuum-assisted deliveries that occurred from January 1, 1998, to August 30, 1999, at Winthrop-University Hospital. Maternal demographics and delivery characteristics were recorded. Maternal outcomes, such a...

Abstract: Purpose: This study aimed to summarize the general history, physical findings, and treatment of a patient with traumatic perineal tears grade 3A. Research Methodology: A case report from Obstetrics Gynecology RSUD Abdoel Moeloek Lampung. The subject this is 9-year-old girl, hospitalized in hospital ward Result: girl complaints vaginal bleeding after an accident 4 hours before hospital...