Perineal Massage for Prevention of Perineal Trauma and Episiotomy During Labor: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Vijayakumar Venugopal (Author), Boopalan Deenadayalan (Author), Kuppusamy Maheshkumar (Author), Cithamparam Yogapriya (Author), Anandhan Akila (Author), Muthupandi Pandiaraja (Author), Shanmugam Poonguzhali (Author), Ravi Poornima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Vaginal births are associated with a certain degree of trauma to the genital tract, with significant short-term and long-term morbidity. Awareness of morbidity following perineal trauma has led to application of different interventions during the late first stage and second stage of labou...