One Plus One Equals Two-will that do? A trial protocol for a Swedish multicentre randomised controlled trial to evaluate a clinical practice to reduce severe perineal trauma {1}.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe perineal trauma sustained during childbirth is a serious complication since it can lead to both short- and long-term consequences for women. Some of the methods used to prevent perineal injuries have been evaluated in clinical trials, but there are still gaps in the evidence. A new clinical practice has been introduced, adopted by more than half of the maternity wards in Sweden with the aim of reducing severe perineal trauma. This procedure involves two midwives assisting the woman during the second stage of labour.

Methods/design

In this multicentre randomised controlled trial, 2946 women will be randomised to be assisted by one or two midwives during the second stage of labour. Women age 18-47, who plan for their first vaginal birth, with a singleton preg

SUBMITTER: Edqvist M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7682019 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature