Episiotomy in nulliparous women: An entrenched habit?
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https://doi.org/10.18597/rcog.3211Abstract
This issue of Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología brings the study by Mellizo-Gaviria et al. entitled “Frequency of episiotomy and complications in the Obstetrics Service of Hospital Universitario San José, Popayán (Colombia), 2016. Exploration of maternal and perinatal factors associated with its performance.” This cross-sectional observational study was designed to determine the frequency with which episiotomy is performed and its related complications, and to explore some factors associated with its use during delivery. Based on random sampling done in an institution with a 50% proportion of cesarean deliveries reported in 2015, the study found a 30.5% frequency in the overall use of episiotomy for term deliveries, performed in 58.2% of the nulliparous women but only in 6.6% of the multiparous women. As stated by the authors, nulliparity was associated with an eight-fold increase in the probability of performing an episiotomy in the patients seen at the institution.
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Jorge Andrés Rubio-Romero
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Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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