Cesarean delivery and anal sphincter injury*1
Obstetrics and GynecologyPublished 1 October 1998
Michelle Fynes
Citations135
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Cesarean delivery performed in late labor, even in the absence of attempted vaginal delivery, does not protect the anal sphincter mechanism.
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Cesarean delivery performed in late labor, even in the absence of attempted vaginal delivery, does not protect the anal sphincter mechanism.
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