Journal article
Episiotomy use among vaginal deliveries and the association with anal sphincter injury: a population-based retrospective cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The rate of obstetric anal sphincter injury has increased in recent years, particularly among operative vaginal deliveries. We sought to characterize temporal trends in episiotomy use and to quantify the association between episiotomy and obstetric anal sphincter injury.
METHODS: Using a population-based retrospective cohort study design of hospital data from 2004 to 2017, we studied all vaginal deliveries of singleton infants at …
Authors
Muraca GM; Liu S; Sabr Y; Lisonkova S; Skoll A; Brant R; Cundiff GW; Stephansson O; Razaz N; Joseph KS
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 191, No. 42, pp. e1149–e1158
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
October 21, 2019
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.190366
ISSN
0820-3946