Perineal stress as a predictor of performing episiotomy in primiparous women: a prospective observational study

• Main Authors: Binbin Xu (Author), Qi Luo (Author), Rongrong Wu (Author), Ying Lu (Author), Hongjun Ying (Author), Yanan Xu (Author), Zhaie Lu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Episiotomy is a surgical solution to relieve perineal stress, resulting in an easily repairable incision, in comparison to the risks of serious vaginal trauma during delivery. The midwife typically adopts such a clinical decision, on experience and subjective judgment. However, t...