Table 8.

Selective versus Routine episiotomy in Obstetric hospitals and General hospitals: neonatal outcomes (weighted)

Characteristics	Obstetric hospitals (4564)					General hospitals (914)
	Routine episiotomy (689)		Selective episiotomy (3875)		P	Routine episiotomy (664)		Selective episiotomy (250)		P
	mean	95%CI	mean	95%CI		mean	95%CI	mean	95%CI
Birthweight	3281.0	3250.7–3311.3	3297.7	3283.5–3312.0	0.36	3274.1	3255.8–3292.3	3266.8	3238–3295.6	0.68
	n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%	n
Fetal distress	64	9.37	179	4.62	< 0.05	16	2.39	11	4.30	0.13
Shoulder dystocia	13	1.89	4	0.11	< 0.05	1	0.03	0	0	0.80
Apgar≤7 (5 min)	0	0	10	0.26	0.18	2	0.23	1	0.52	0.49
Birth injury	74	10.78	607	15.65	< 0.05	169	25.39	101	40.41	< 0.05
Congenital malformation	10	1.47	62	1.59	0.81	20	2.94	3	1.40	0.18
Neonatal Ward	104	15.09	284	7.34	< 0.05	55	8.34	18	7.06	0.52