Research Article

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

Table 4

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

VariablesFrequency ()Percentage (%)

Gestational age
 Preterm10225.50
 Term and above29874.50

Fetal presentation
 Cephalic36390.80
 Breech379.20

Liquor status
 Clear30877.00
 Bloody6015.00
 Meconium328.00

Fetal weight
 <3300 gm17543.80
 ≥3300 gm22556.20