A prospective observational study on the influence of the difficulty of forceps application and the avulsion of the levator ani muscle

• Main Authors: José Antonio García-Mejido (Author), Ana Fernández-Palacín (Author), Rocio García-Jimenez (Author), Laura Castro Portillo (Author), Adriana Aquise (Author), José Antonio Sainz Bueno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IMR Press, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: To compare the rate of levator ani muscle (LAM) avulsion between normal deliveries (ND) and forceps deliveries (FD) and to determine whether the difficulty of forceps application in FD is related to the occurrence of LAM avulsion. Methods: This prospective observational study included 24...