Associations with perineal trauma during childbirth at home and in health facilities in indigenous municipalities in southern Mexico: a cross-sectional cluster survey

• Main Authors: Abraham de Jesús-García (Author), Sergio Paredes-Solís (Author), Geovani Valtierra-Gil (Author), Felipe Rene Serrano-de los Santos (Author), Belén Madeline Sánchez-Gervacio (Author), Robert J. Ledogar (Author), Neil Andersson (Author), Anne Cockcroft (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Episiotomy and perineal tears remain common in vaginal deliveries. This study estimated the frequency of and factors associated with perineal tears, episiotomies, and postnatal infections among women in two predominantly indigenous municipalities in southern Mexico, where traditi...