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. 2022 Jun 11;22:475. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04790-0

Table 4.

Selective versus Routine episiotomy: neonatal outcomes (weighted)

Characteristics Routine episiotomy (1353) Selective episiotomy
(4125)
P
mean 95%CI mean 95%CI
Birthweight 3277.6 3261.8–3293.4 3295.9 3283.1–3308.6 0.12
n % n %
Fetal distress 80 5.94 190 4.6 0.05
Shoulder dystocia 13 0.97 4 0.1 < 0.05
Birthweight 3277.6 3261.8–3293.4 3295.9 3283.1–3308.6 0.12
Apgar≤7 (5 min) 2 0.12 11 0.28 0.29
Birth injury 243 17.96 708 17.15 0.49
Congenital malformation 30 2.19 65 1.58 0.13
Neonatal Ward 159 11.77 302 7.32 < 0.05