Evaluation of Accuracy of Episiotomy Incision in a Governmental Maternity Unit in Palestine: An Observational Study

Table 3

Comparison with the clinical characteristics between different episiotomy groups. The RMLE and lateral episiotomies are combined in one group (RMLE-lateral group).

Characteristics	RML-lateral ()	Midline ()	Unclassified ()	^a
Primiparous women	95 (96.0)	48 (96.0)	84 (92.3)	0.539
Parous women	4 (4.0)	2 (4.0)	7 (7.7)	0.539
Spontaneous vaginal birth	96 (97.0)	48 (96.0)	87 (95.6)	0.910
Operative vaginal birth	3 (3.0)	2 (4.0)	4 (4.4)	0.910
OASIS	10 (10.1)	8 (16.0)	15 (16.5)	0.376
Birthweight	3147 ± 440	3236 ± 511	3130 ± 422	0.379
Length of scar	27.5 ± 7.3	29.1 ± 7.0	26.8 ± 7.0	0.187

^aFisher’s exact test was used for categorical variables and one-way ANOVA for continuous variables. OASIS: obstetric anal sphincter injuries.