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Denis Walsh

Associate Professor in Midwifery/Postgraduate Director of Research & Knowledge Transfer Nottingham University

Women's perceptions of perineal repair as an aspect of normal childbirth

In the UK 85% of vaginal deliveries will result in a woman sustaining some degree of perineal trauma, of which two thirds will require suturing (Bick et al, 2010) Simple perineal trauma is classified...

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