Obstetric anal sphincter injuries and the role of the midwife
Liebergall-Wischnitzer, M.; Braverman, N.; Shveiky, D.; Noble, A.
Practising Midwife 20(4): 28-30
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 1461-3123 PMID: 30549959 Document Number: 693806
Obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) can have a very negative impact on women's health and quality of life. Literature exists concerning the role of the surgeon and physiotherapist after OASIS, but there is a dearth of literature pertaining to the role of the midwife in the management of women following an obstetric anal sphincter injury. This article examines the midwife's role and describes a new service instituted at Hadassah-Hebrew University medical centre, Jerusalem, utilised in the early postpartum period while the woman is still in hospital, entitled Special Services for Perineal Trauma.