BACKGROUND Women having their first birth have a higher risk of episiotomies. Therefore, the study of the procedure in this group of at risk women will assist in solving some of its associated controversies. AIM The aim was to determine the prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of episiotomy among primigravid women in Enugu, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was a retrospective cross-...

Conflict of interest: none Objective: obtaining information on the factors associated with episiotomy will be useful in sensitizing professionals to the need to minimize its incidence. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate risk factors for episiotomy in pregnant women who had undergone vaginal delivery at a university maternity hospital in northeastern Brazil. Methods: a case-c...

INTRODUCTION Episiotomy is a common obstetrical practice that is believed to prevent severe lacerations. Principles of evidence based medicine raises questions on the utility of routine episiotomy. METHODS A prospective observational study was conducted in primi gravidas coming to Tansen Mission Hospital for delivery who were not offered episiotomy sticking to the protocol of restrictive use ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence and extent of vaginal and perineal trauma among primiparous women after mediolateral and lateral episiotomy. METHODS In a prospective randomized study at University Hospital Pilsen, Czech Republic, 790 consecutive primiparous women were enrolled between April 2010 and April 2012. Mediolateral episiotomy (MLE) followed an angle of at least 60° from the midli...

INTRODUCTION Episiotomy is used for enlarging the perineum. Aloe vera and Calendula have been used for treating different diseases from ancient times, limited researches have been done regarding the healing of these plants. Since the effect of their ointment on episiotomy healing has not been studied, this study is being done for determining the impact of Aloe vera and Calendula on episiotomy h...

Episiotomy is a common surgical planned incision on the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall during the second stage of labour to enlarge the vaginal introitus so as to facilitate easy and safe delivery of the fetus, to minimize the overstretching and rupture of perineal muscles and fascia and to reduce the stress and strain on the fetal head. Episiotomy also helpful in reduction in duration...

OBJECTIVE This study was performed to determine the rate of episiotomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS This retrospective was conducted in 3 state hospitals located in 3 cities in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Ethics committee approval was received for this study. Also, institutional permissions from the institutions where the study was conducted were obtained before the study. The sample of t...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background : routine episiotomy is a controversial issue among gynecologists. the aim of this study was to compare early maternal and neonatal complications of restrictive episiotomy and routine episiotomy in primiparus vaginal delivery. methods : in this descriptive cross-sectional study, two groups of primiparus normal vaginal delivery (nvd) cases...