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Repair of episiotomy and perineal lacerations associated with childbirth

Author

Marc R Toglia, MD

Director, Urogynecology Associates of Philadelphia

Chief, Division of Urogynecology - Mainline Hospitals

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Section Editor

Charles J Lockwood, MD, MHCM

Section Editor — Obstetrics

Senior Vice President, USF Health

Dean, Morsani College of Medicine

Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of South Florida

Deputy Editor

Kristen Eckler, MD, FACOG

Deputy Editor — Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Harvard Medical School

Peer Reviewer

Reviewers are not identified on topic reviews to preserve anonymity