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Prevention of Perineal Trauma During Vacuum-Assisted Vaginal Delivery

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Perineal injury during childbirth and associated morbidity is a great challenge for modern midwifery.

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    Claudio Crescini

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    Antonio Ragusa & Alessandro Svelato

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Crescini, C., Ragusa, A., Svelato, A. (2021). Prevention of Perineal Trauma During Vacuum-Assisted Vaginal Delivery. In: Malvasi, A. (eds) Intrapartum Ultrasonography for Labor Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57595-3_58

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