Tears in the Vagina, Perineum, Sphincter Ani, and Rectum and First Sexual Intercourse after Childbirth: A Nationwide Follow-up

  1. Ingela Rådestad PhD*,
  2. Ann Olsson RNM,
  3. Eva Nissen PhD,
  4. Christine Rubertsson MA, PhD

Article first published online: 27 MAY 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2008.00222.x

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Volume 35, Issue 2, pages 98–106, June 2008

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Rådestad, I., Olsson, A., Nissen, E. and Rubertsson, C. (2008), Tears in the Vagina, Perineum, Sphincter Ani, and Rectum and First Sexual Intercourse after Childbirth: A Nationwide Follow-up. Birth, 35: 98–106. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2008.00222.x

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  1. 1Ingela Rådestad is a Midwife and Professor and 4Christine Rubertsson is a Midwife and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Caring Sciences and Public Health, Mälardalen’s University, Eskilstuna; 2Ann Olsson is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Caring Science, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Solna; and 3Eva Nissen is an Associate Professor in the School of Life Science, University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden.

*Ingela Rådestad, PhD, Department of Caring Sciences and Public Health, Mälardalen’s University, Drottninggatan 16A, Box 325, 631 05 Eskilstuna, Sweden.

  1. This study was supported by grants from the Vårdal Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 MAY 2008
  2. Article first published online: 27 MAY 2008
  3. Accepted September 5, 2007

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