scispace - formally typeset
Journal ArticleDOI

Third- and fourth-degree perineal tears among primiparous women in England between 2000 and 2012: time trends and risk factors.

Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
To describe the trends of severe perineal tears in England and to investigate to what extent the changes in related risk factors could explain the observed trends.
About
This article is published in British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.The article was published on 2013-11-01. It has received 308 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Episiotomy & Vaginal delivery.

read more

Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Data Resource Profile: Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identified 264 relevant publications where the primary analysis involved the use of HES APC data, and a further 130 papers where HES data had been linked to cohorts created in other datasets.
Journal ArticleDOI

Methods of repair for obstetric anal sphincter injury

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the effectiveness of overlap repair versus end-to-end repair following OASIS in reducing subsequent anal incontinence, perineal pain, dyspareunia and improving quality of life.
Journal ArticleDOI

Variations in rates of severe perineal tears and episiotomies in 20 European countries: a study based on routine national data in Euro-Peristat Project

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared rates of severe perineal tears and episiotomies in European countries and analyzed the association between these two indicators, showing that the importance of improving the assessment and reporting of tears in each country, and evaluating the impact of low episiotomy rates on the perineum.
Journal ArticleDOI

Impact of third- and fourth-degree perineal tears at first birth on subsequent pregnancy outcomes: a cohort study

TL;DR: To investigate, among women who have had a third‐ or fourth‐degree perineal tear, the mode of delivery in subsequent pregnancies as well as the recurrence rate of third- or fourth-degree tears is investigated.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

International Classification of Diseases.

F. Avery Jones
- 01 Dec 1978 - 
Journal ArticleDOI

Systematic review of discharge coding accuracy

TL;DR: Current levels of reported accuracy suggest that routinely collected data are sufficiently robust to support their use for research and managerial decision-making.
Dataset

Perinatal and maternal outcomes by planned place of birth for healthy women with low risk pregnancies: the Birthplace in England national prospective cohort study BMJ 2011; 343:d7400

TL;DR: The results support a policy of offering healthy women with low risk pregnancies a choice of birth setting and Women planning birth in a midwifery unit and multiparous women planning birth at home experience fewer interventions than those planningBirth in an obstetric unit with no impact on perinatal outcomes.
Related Papers (5)