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Perineal suturing

Abstract:

It is estimated 70 per cent of women (in the developed world) are likely to require repair of perineal trauma following childbirth. Grant (1986) states that the majority of these women experience perineal pain or discomfort in the immediate postpartum period. Three months later, as many as 20 per cent still have problems, such as dyspareunia, which can be attributed to perineal trauma and/or its repair. The repair of perineal trauma should be carried out by doctors or midwives fully trained in this surgical technique.

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perineal repair, skin tears, suturing