Perineal Body Length and Perineal Lacerations

Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Perineal Laceration Involving Skin; Delivery; Trauma

Treatments: Other: Primigravid women with singleton pregnancy at 35th week over

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03880552

2018.12.68

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between perineal body length and perineal laceration risk in primigravid patients.

Primigravid women with singleton pregnancies in the first stage of labor at the 35th week of gestation were included in the study. The peineal body length of the patients was measured by the same physician.

Full description

After 35 weeks of gestation, nulliparous women with single gestation were included in the study and genital hiatus and perineal body measurements were taken.

The presence and degree of perineal laceration after birth were determined. Correlation of genital hiatus and perineal body measurements with perineal laceration risk were evaluated.

After birth, vaginal laceration, oxytocin use, fetal birth weight, the presence of episiotomy were recorded.

Enrollment: 300 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-Primigravid women with singleton pregnancy at over 35th week

Exclusion criteria

• the story of operative vaginal birth;
• caesarean section;
• breech presentation;
• those with a history of anorectal surgery or trauma