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Is there still an indication for episiotomy? Results from a French national database analysis.

Levaillant MathieuCharlotte LouryAurélien VenaraJean-François Hamel-BrozaGuillaume Legendre
Published in: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2022)
The practice of routine episiotomy should be discouraged. Selective mediolateral episiotomy should be considered with extreme caution and mainly for primiparous women during instrumental vaginal delivery. Further randomized trial may confirm such results.
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