Magnitude of Episiotomy and Associated Factors among Mothers Who Give Birth in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: Observation-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Labor- and delivery-related characteristics of the study on magnitude and associated factors of episiotomy in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
A shift of delivery completion
Night	207	51.80
Day	193	48.20
Vacuum extractor application
Yes	153	39.20
No	247	61.80
Duration of first-stage labor
Less than 7 hours	176	44.00
Greater or equal to 7 hours	224	56.00
Duration of second-stage labor
≤2 hours	222	55.50
>2 hours	178	45.50
Birth attendant
Midwife	234	58.50
Other health care provider	166	41.50