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Mechanical dilatation of the cervix during elective caesarean section before the onset of labour for reducing postoperative morbidity

BACKGROUND: During elective (planned) caesarean sections, some obstetricians routinely dilate the cervix intraoperatively, using sponge forceps, a finger, or other instruments, because the cervix of women not in labour may not be dilated, and this may cause obstruction of blood or lochia drainage. H...

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Published in:Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Main Authors: Liabsuetrakul, Tippawan, Peeyananjarassri, Krantarat
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2018
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6513223/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30096215
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008019.pub3
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