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 class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Peripudendal block (PPB)</td><td class="align_center">Local analgesia</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">It can be implemented earlier<br/>There is time for the effect to develop<br/>Episiotomy does not hurt<br/>It relaxes the perineum<br/>It also anaesthetizes the suturing of the perineum<br/>It can be supplemented with local analgesia</td><td class="align_center">When the fetal skull stretches the perineum<br/>No adequate effect is obtained<br/>Episiotomy may be felt by the mother<br/>It only relieves pain, no perineal relaxant effect<br/>Additional infiltration needed for suturing the perineum</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Comparison of the peripudendal block with the perineal infiltration.</div>

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Table 4: 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 4 | 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 