Research Article
Evaluation of Accuracy of Episiotomy Incision in a Governmental Maternity Unit in Palestine: An Observational Study
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of the study population (
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| Characteristics |
| Primiparous women | 227 (94.6) | Parous women | 13 (5.4) | Age | 23 ± 3.8 | Gestational age | 39 ± 1.6 | Spontaneous vaginal birth | 231 (96.3) | Operative vaginal birth | 9 (3.8) | OASIS | 33 (13.8) | Birthweight | 3157 ± 453 | Length of episiotomy | 27.6 ± 7.2 | Distance from midline | 5.1 ± 5.1 | Episiotomy suture angle | 31.7 ± 14.0 |
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Categorical variables are presented in n/240 (%), and continuous variables are presented in mean ± SD. OASIS: obstetric anal sphincter injuries.
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