Incidence and risk factors of cervical laceration following vaginal deliveries in Punakha, Bhutan
The incidence of cervical laceration was high in this study, with teenagers being at greater risk of experiencing this complication. The Health Ministry of Bhutan needs to strategize and revamp the existing policies and create better awareness campaigns to reduce teenage pregnancies and the grave consequences associated with it.
Authors
- Manish Raj Gurung
- Tsheten Tsheten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8071-5721)
- Pema Wangchuk
- Daniel Chateau
- Nima Dorji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4233-129X)
- Kinga Wangmo
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traf027
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00