Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal births in ...

Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth - PMC

Some clinicians believe that routine episiotomy, a surgical cut of the vagina and perineum, will prevent serious tears during childbirth.

Selective episiotomy is safe and can be recommended over routine episiotomy in obstetric and tertiary hospital settings in China.

Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth - Cochrane

The findings show that selective use of episiotomy in women (where a normal delivery without forceps is anticipated) means that fewer women have severe ...

Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth - Jiang, H

A randomised controlled trial of routine versus restrictive use of episiotomy at operative vaginal delivery: a multicentre pilot study.

A Systematic Review of the Use of Routine Versus Selective ...

that focused on the effects on mother and baby of a policy of selective episiotomy compared with a routine episiotomy for vaginal birth. The ...

Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth

This updated review includes 12 studies in women in labour for whom a vaginal birth was intended, and one in women where an assisted birth was anticipated, ...

Article Routine vs selective episiotomy: a randomised controlled trial

Episiotomy was done in 30·1% of deliveries in the selective, and 82·6% in the routine group. The main outcome measure was severe perineal trauma. Severe ...

Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth - Jiang, H

Cochrane Clinical Answers. How does selective use of episiotomy compare with routine use for improving maternal outcomes of vaginal birth at between 28 ...

Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth: Reviews

Authors' conclusions: In women where no instrumental delivery is intended, selective episiotomy policies result in fewer women with severe ...

Routine versus selective use of episiotomy in primigravida

Conclusions: Selective use of episiotomy can improve maternal outcome by reducing perineal lacerations and those having intact perineum can have ...

(PDF) Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal births in ...

However, newborns in selective episiotomy group had a higher risk of birth injury in general hospitals. Conclusion Selective episiotomy is safe and can be ...

Routine versus selective episiotomies causing severe perineal tears

cost, and increased maternal risk, episiotomies are used to assist in vaginal deliveries, both routinely and selectively. A policy of ...

The Safety of Selective Episiotomy Compared to Routine Episiotomy ...

(2017): Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth. https://www.cochranelibrary.com. 12. Blondel B, Coulm B, Bonnet C et al ...

Selective episiotomy vs. implementation of a non-episiotomy protocol

Despite all the evidence corroborating the selective use of episiotomy and although routine use of the ... vaginal births without episiotomy ...

Routine episiotomy versus selective episiotomy in nulliparous ...

More women in selective episiotomy group suffered from anterior vaginal wall tear (22% versus 54% p<0.0001). There was no difference among the ...

Selective vs routine midline episiotomy for the prevention of third

The use of routine episiotomy in nulliparous women is still commonly seen in our Colombian hospitals, with a frequency ranging between 51-61%. This high ...

Outcomes of Routine Episiotomy: A Systematic Review | Pregnancy

Episiotomy is among the most common surgical procedures experienced by women in the United States. ... Thirty percent to 35% of vaginal births ...

Does routine episiotomy reduce severe perineal trauma?

No, routine use of episiotomy increases the risk of perineal or vaginal trauma by 30% compared with selective use of episiotomy.

The impact of selective episiotomy on maternal short-term morbidity

Selective use of episiotomy does not increase the risk of higher-grade perineal tears. However, it may be associated with maternal morbidity in terms of ...

Advancing an Evidence-Based Approach to Episiotomy

“Overall, the findings show that selective use of episiotomy in women (where a normal delivery without forceps is anticipated) means that fewer ...