Effect of New Peripudendal Block (PPB) in the Second Stage of Labour on Perineal Relaxation and on the Reduction of Episiotomy Rate: A Randomized Control Trial

Table 1

Statistical comparison of demographic and clinical data of the studied groups.

	Primiparous			Multiparous
	Without peripudendal	With peripudendal		Without peripudendal	With peripudendal
Age (average) ± SD	27.08 ± 4.72	27.30 ± 4.90	NS	30.37 ± 4.28	31.27 ± 3.98	NS
Weight (average) ± SD (kg)	65.62 ± 10.59	66.12 ± 10.63	NS	62.38 ± 8.61	64.58 ± 9.59	NS
Height (average) ± SD (m)	1.67 ± 0.08	1.67 ± 0.07	NS	1.67 ± 0.06	1.67 ± 0.07	NS
BMI (average) ± SD	23.52 ± 3.56	23.67 ± 3.60	NS	22.45 ± 2.92	23.22 ± 3.36	NS
Pregnancy week (average) ± SD	39.12 ± 1.14	39.08 ± 1.07	NS	38.92 ± 1.15	38.95 ± 1.18	NS
Fetal weight (average) ± SD	3360.75 ± 400.64	3286.09 ± 456.22	NS	3431.76 ± 396.26	3461.65 ± 445.15	NS
Oxytocin infusion	115 (57.5%)	70 (52.6%)		92 (41.6%)	42 (40.8%)
Meconium	21 (10.5%)	9 (6.8%)		23 (10.4%)	8 (7.6%)