Variations in rates of severe perineal tears and episiotomies in 20 European countries: a study based on routine national data in Euro‐Peristat Project

• Published in: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
• Main Authors: Blondel, Béatrice, Alexander, Sophie, Bjarnadóttir, Ragnheiður I., Gissler, Mika, Langhoff‐Roos, Jens, Novak‐Antolič, Živa, Prunet, Caroline, Zhang, Wei‐Hong, Hindori‐Mohangoo, Ashna D., Zeitlin, Jennifer
• Other Authors: European Union
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2016
• Subjects: Rho; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aogs.12894; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Faogs.12894; https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/aogs.12894

Abstract Introduction Rates of severe perineal tears and episiotomies are indicators of obstetrical quality of care, but their use for international comparisons is complicated by difficulties with accurate ascertainment of tears and uncertainties regarding the optimal rate of episiotomies. We compar...