Episiotomy and Its Complications
| Author | Seyed Hosein Soleimanzadeh Mousavi | en |
| Author | Mina Miri | en |
| Author | Farahnaz Farzaneh | en |
| Orcid | Seyed Hosein Soleimanzadeh Mousavi [0000-0003-3469-7048] | en |
| Orcid | Farahnaz Farzaneh [0000-0003-2866-0521] | en |
| Issued Date | 2020-04-30 | en |
| Abstract | Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of episiotomy and its early complications in natural vaginal delivery in the maternity ward of Ali Ibn Abitaleb (AS) Hospital in Zahedan from 2014 - 2016. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, which was conducted in 2017, the archives of women who gave birth between 2014 - 2016 were reviewed. Data were collected using information forms and analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Of 418 women were reviewed, the episiotomy rate was 54.5%; there was a significant association between parity and mother age with episiotomy rate. Moreover, 24-hour pain frequency, perineal rupture rate, hematoma rate was significantly higher in the episiotomy group. First- and fifth-minute Apgar of the neonates in the episiotomy group was significantly lower. Conclusions: In overall, the episiotomy rate was 54.5%, and there was a significant association between parity and mother age with episiotomy rate. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/zjrms.104127 | en |
| Keyword | Episiotomy | en |
| Keyword | Complications | en |
| Keyword | Hematoma | en |
| Keyword | Hemorrhage | en |
| Keyword | NVD | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Episiotomy and Its Complications | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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