To identify risk factors for severe (third/fourth degree) perineal laceration with operative vaginal delivery (OVD, forceps or vacuum). We conducted a retrospective case-control study to identify risk ...

Aug. 2, 2004 (San Diego) — Occiput posterior presentation adds markedly to the risk of grade 3 or 4 anal sphincter laceration within the setting of forceps-assisted delivery, according to researchers ...

The patient is a 36-year-old G3 P0020 at 39 gestational weeks who presented in labor to the hospital where she planned to give birth. She attended prenatal care visits regularly, had a healthy ...

Aching, throbbing, and constantly trying to change sleeping positions can make it hard to fall — and stay — asleep when experiencing occipital neuralgia. This can then become a cycle, as lack of sleep ...