Episiotomy rates in primiparous women in Latin America: hospital based descriptive study

Affiliations

¹ Latin American Center for Perinatology, Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, Casilla de Correos 627, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay. althabef@clap.ops-oms.org

Multicenter Study

Fernando Althabe et al. BMJ. 2002.

. 2002 Apr 20;324(7343):945-6.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7343.945.

¹ Latin American Center for Perinatology, Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, Casilla de Correos 627, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay. althabef@clap.ops-oms.org

No abstract available

Comment in

Promoting evidence based practice in maternal care.
Langer A, Villar J. Langer A, et al. BMJ. 2002 Apr 20;324(7343):928-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7343.928. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 11964324 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Consumer demand for caesarean sections in Brazil. Episiotomy rates may change after evidence based intervention.
Begley CM. Begley CM. BMJ. 2002 Aug 10;325(7359):335. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12173617 No abstract available.

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