Relationship between Perineal Body Length and Degree of Perineal Tears in Primigravidas Undergoing Vaginal Delivery with Episiotomy

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Variable</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Sustaining perineal tears</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Grades I and II (<i>n</i> = 21)</td><td class="align_center">Grades III and IV (<i>n</i> = 105)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="3">Mediolateral episiotomy</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Yes</td><td class="align_center">21 (61%)</td><td class="align_center">64 (100%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> No</td><td class="align_center">41 (39%)</td><td class="align_center">0 (0%)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Percentage of patients who underwent mediolateral episiotomy and sustained a degree of perineal tears.</div>

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Table 3: Relationship between Perineal Body Length and Degree of Perineal Tears in Primigravidas Undergoing Vaginal Delivery with Episiotomy 