Reducing 3rd & 4th Degree OB Harms

Collaborative

August 27, 2014

3rd Degree Rates

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4th Degree Rates

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Example :Completed Gap Analysis

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American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology NOVEMBER 2008

Evidence-based labor and delivery managementVincenzo Berghella, MD; Jason K. Baxter, MD, MSCP; Suneet P. Chauhan, MD

Drilling down 3rd & 4th Degree OB Harms

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Hamilton, E.F., Smith, S., Yang, L., Warrick, P., & Ciampi, A.(2011). Third and fourth degree perineal lacerations: defining high-risk clinical clusters. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology; 204:309.e1-6. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com