Lateral Episiotomy or No Episiotomy in Vacuum Assisted Delivery in Nulliparous Women (EVA): Multicentre, Open Label, Randomised Controlled Trial
(Abstracted from BMJ 2024;385:e079014 Obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) is a serious complication to vaginal birth, with the primary risk factors being primiparity and instrumental birth. Rates of OASI vary across countries, affecting up to 4% of primiparous women for spontaneous births and 6% to 24% for instrumental births in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Authors
- Helena Kopp Kallner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7184-9165)
- Maria Jonsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2657-1958)
- Sophia Brismar Wendel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9401-8062)
- Sandra Bergendahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5147-7528)
- Susanne Hesselman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9173-2909)
- Tove Wallström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2502-4116)
- Åsa Leijonhufvud
- Victoria Ankarcrona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5201-009X)
- Anna‐Carin Wihlbäck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5476-1525)
- Hans Friberg
- Emmie Rydström
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ogx.0000000000001356
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.47