title: [Prophylactic episiotomy--a historical heritage with no medical foundation?].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the historical roots of so called routine or prophylactic episiotomy and its real value in now-a-day obstetric practice. We made a retrospective study on clinical trails and medical anthropology data.
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authors.lastname: Nalbanski
mesh_terms: D004841:Episiotomy / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy