Open AccessReview of episiotomy and the effect of its risk factors on postepisiotomy complications at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
Author(s) -
Chidiebere N. Ouju,
Rosemary Ogu,
TK Nyengidiki,
Michael Ifeanyi Onwubuariri,
Simeon Chijioke Amadi,
Elizabeth Chioma Ezeaku
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_121_19
Subject(s) - episiotomy , medicine , port harcourt , obstetrics , marital status , parity (physics) , vaginal delivery , statistical significance , childbirth , gestational age , birth weight , pregnancy , population , genetics , physics , environmental health , particle physics , socioeconomics , sociology , biology
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of episiotomy and postepisiotomy complications and to assess the relationship between the risk factors and postepisiotomy complications in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital.