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Bibliographical entry (without author) :

West Berkshire perineal management trial. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 289(6445), 1984:587-590

Author(s) :

Sleep J, Grant A, Garcia J, Elbourne D, Spencer J and Chalmers I.

Year of publication :

1984

URL(s) :

http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/6432201

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Abstract (English)  :

One thousand women were allocated at random to one of two perineal management policies, both intended to minimise trauma during spontaneous vaginal delivery. In one the aim was to restrict episiotomy to fetal indications; in the other the operation was to be used more liberally to prevent perineal tears. The resultant episiotomy rates were 10% and 51% respectively. An intact perineum was more common among those allocated to the restrictive policy. This group experienced more perineal and labial tears, however, and included four of the five cases of severe trauma. There were no significant differences between the two groups either in neonatal state or in maternal pain and urinary symptoms 10 days and three months post partum. Women allocated to the restrictive policy were more likely to have resumed sexual intercourse within a month after delivery. These findings provide little support either for liberal use of episiotomy or for claims that reduced use of the operation decreases postpartum morbidity.

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Argument (français) :

La pratique systématique de l’épisiotomie devrait être abandonnée.

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Keywords :

➡ episiotomy ; perineal/vaginal tears ; morbidity

Author of this record :

Bernard Bel — 10 Dec 2003