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Lacerations or tears of the cervix, vagina, or perineum may occur, regardless of whether you have an episiotomy.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Lacerations or tears of the cervix, vagina, or perineum may occur, regardless of whether you have an episiotomy.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Lacerations tears of the cervix are not common if labor progresses normally and the baby comes out without assistance.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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Lacerations tears of the cervix are not common if labor progresses normally and the baby comes out without assistance.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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The other causes of hemorrhage right after birth are retained placenta (see page 217) and unrecognized lacerations of the vagina and cervix (see “Lacerations Tearing,” below).
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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Lacerations of the vagina, however, are very common.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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Lacerations of the vagina, however, are very common.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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The other causes of hemorrhage right after birth are retained placenta (see page 217) and unrecognized lacerations of the vagina and cervix (see “Lacerations Tearing,” below).
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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Lacerations were the most common type of injury (about 30 percent), followed by contusions and abrasions (24 percent) and fractures (20 percent) ..
Bunk bed injuries send 35,790 youngsters to ER each year 2008
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Hemorrhage (heavy bleeding from the vagina) during labor may be caused by a low-lying placenta, placental abruption (see page 222), rupture of the uterus, or tearing of the cervix or vagina (see “Lacerations Tearing,” page 218).
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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