Effects of an intervention program for reducing severe perineal trauma during the second stage of labor.

Edda Sveinsdottir Helga Gottfredsdottir Anna S VernhardsdottirGudny B TryggvadottirReynir Tomas Geirsson

Published in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2018)

Active intervention to reduce perineal trauma was associated with an overall significant decrease in obstetric anal sphincter injuries. Good perineal visualization, manual perineal support, and controlled delivery of the fetal head were essential components for reducing perineal trauma.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
trauma patients
pregnant women
early onset
high grade
urinary incontinence