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Episiotomy for vaginal birth

Overview of attention for article published in this source, January 2009
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Title
Episiotomy for vaginal birth
Published by
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, January 2009
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd000081.pub2
Pubmed ID
Authors

Carroli, Guillermo, Mignini, Luciano

Abstract

Episiotomy is done to prevent severe perineal tears, but its routine use has been questioned. The relative effects of midline compared with midlateral episiotomy are unclear.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 4 <1%
Canada 3 <1%
Spain 2 <1%
United Kingdom 2 <1%
Malawi 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Ireland 1 <1%
France 1 <1%
Mexico 1 <1%
Other 1 <1%
Unknown 510 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 92 17%
Student > Master 68 13%
Student > Postgraduate 44 8%
Researcher 42 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 34 6%
Other 99 19%
Unknown 148 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 206 39%
Nursing and Health Professions 76 14%
Social Sciences 24 5%
Psychology 11 2%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 2%
Other 39 7%
Unknown 162 31%