title: Episiotomy rates in primiparous women in Latin America: hospital based descriptive study.
authors.affiliation: Latin American Center for Perinatology, Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, Casilla de Correos 627, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay. althabef@clap.ops-oms.org
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Althabe
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Belizán
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bergel
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004841:Episiotomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*