Association between perineal trauma and pain in primiparous women

• Main Authors: Adriana Amorim Francisco (Author), Mirian Hiromi Kinjo (Author), Caroline de Souza Bosco (Author), Renata Luana da Silva (Author), Edilaine de Paula Batista Mendes (Author), Sonia Maria Junqueira Vasconcellos Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective To identify the association between perineal trauma and pain in 473 primiparous women. Method Cross-sectional study in which pain was measured by the numerical pain scale (0 to 10 - 0 being no pain and 10 maximal pain). Results The prevalence and mean intensity of pain were 33.0% and 4.7 p...