# Risk factors for anal sphincter tears: the importance of maternal position at birth

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/risk-factors-for-anal-sphincter-tears-the-importance-of-maternal-position-at/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Karin Gottvall,Peter Alle­beck,Cecilia Ekéus |
| Citations | 77 |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01482.x |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W1988512342 |
| PMID | 17877679 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2007 |

## Paper authors

- [Cecilia Ekéus](https://scholariq.org/researchers/cecilia-ekeus/)

## Paper journal

- [BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology](https://scholariq.org/journals/bjog-an-international-journal-of-obstetrics-and-gynaecology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Pelvic floor disorders treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/pelvic-floor-disorders-treatments/)

## Paper topics

- [Pelvic floor disorders treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/pelvic-floor-disorders-treatments/)
- [Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions](https://scholariq.org/topics/maternal-and-perinatal-health-interventions/)
- [Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies](https://scholariq.org/topics/congenital-gastrointestinal-and-neural-anomalies/)

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