Episiotomy practices in France: epidemiology and risk factors in non-operative vaginal deliveries.

ABSTRACT: Episiotomy use has decreased due to the lack of evidence on its protective effects from maternal obstetric anal sphincter injuries. Indications for episiotomy vary considerably and there are a great variety of factors associated with its use. The aim of this article is to describe the episiotomy rate in France between 2013 and 2017 and the factors associated with its use in non-operative vaginal deliveries. In this retrospective population-based cohort study, we included vaginal deliveries performed in French hospitals (N = 584) and for which parity was coded. The variable of interest was the rate of episiotomy, particularly for non-operative vaginal deliveries. Trends in the episiotomy rates were studied using the Cochran-Armitage test. Hierarchical logistic regression was used to identif

SUBMITTER: Clesse C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7677317 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature