Perineal trauma during vaginal birth in Slovenia
Introduction: The aim of this retrospective study was to examine the rates of perineal tears during childbirth in Slovenian maternity hospitals in the period from 2013 to 2015. Methods: A causal non-experimental method of quantitative empirical approach was conducted. Data were pooled from the Slov...
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| author | Petra Petročnik Ana Polona Mivšek Teja Škodič Zakšek Ivan Verdenik Anita Jug Došler |
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| description | Introduction: The aim of this retrospective study was to examine the rates of perineal tears during childbirth in Slovenian maternity hospitals in the period from 2013 to 2015.
Methods: A causal non-experimental method of quantitative empirical approach was conducted. Data were pooled from the Slovenian National Perinatal Information System and analysed for the period of 2013 to 2015. Data analysis was performed with the use of frequency distribution of attributive variables and the basic descriptive statistics of numerical variables.
Results: The incidence of perineal trauma during childbirth in all the 14 maternity hospitals varies from the "perineum without injury" to the "fourth degree perineal tear". Overall, 26.1 % of women sustained a first degree perineal tear, whereas 4.8 % of women had a second degree perineal tear. Severe perineal trauma included 0.8 % of third degree tears and 0.1 % of fourth degree tears.
Discussion and conclusion: Perineal trauma varies between Slovenian maternity hospitals. Women who have sustained tears that cut into their bowels may face serious health problems and should be given relevant advice regarding the state of their pelvic floor after childbirth. It is of great importance to appropriately recognise the severity of the perineal trauma. Moreover, health professionals should be familiar with the perineal trauma classification and the factors that may cause the perineum to tear during childbirth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a08f4afaa7f4a00a52c3cb3c67449e42022-12-22T00:37:23ZengNurses and Midwives Association of SloveniaObzornik zdravstvene nege1318-29512350-45952018-09-0152310.14528/snr.2018.52.3.209Perineal trauma during vaginal birth in SloveniaPetra Petročnik0Ana Polona Mivšek1Teja Škodič Zakšek2Ivan Verdenik3Anita Jug Došler4University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Midwifery Department, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Midwifery Department, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Midwifery Department, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity Clinical Center Ljubljana, Department for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zaloška cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaSlovenian Institute for Adult Education, Šmartinska cesta 134a, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaIntroduction: The aim of this retrospective study was to examine the rates of perineal tears during childbirth in Slovenian maternity hospitals in the period from 2013 to 2015. Methods: A causal non-experimental method of quantitative empirical approach was conducted. Data were pooled from the Slovenian National Perinatal Information System and analysed for the period of 2013 to 2015. Data analysis was performed with the use of frequency distribution of attributive variables and the basic descriptive statistics of numerical variables. Results: The incidence of perineal trauma during childbirth in all the 14 maternity hospitals varies from the "perineum without injury" to the "fourth degree perineal tear". Overall, 26.1 % of women sustained a first degree perineal tear, whereas 4.8 % of women had a second degree perineal tear. Severe perineal trauma included 0.8 % of third degree tears and 0.1 % of fourth degree tears. Discussion and conclusion: Perineal trauma varies between Slovenian maternity hospitals. Women who have sustained tears that cut into their bowels may face serious health problems and should be given relevant advice regarding the state of their pelvic floor after childbirth. It is of great importance to appropriately recognise the severity of the perineal trauma. Moreover, health professionals should be familiar with the perineal trauma classification and the factors that may cause the perineum to tear during childbirth.https://obzornik.zbornica-zveza.si/index.php/ObzorZdravNeg/article/view/209perineumtraumatearsincidencechildbirth |
| spellingShingle | Petra Petročnik Ana Polona Mivšek Teja Škodič Zakšek Ivan Verdenik Anita Jug Došler Perineal trauma during vaginal birth in Slovenia Obzornik zdravstvene nege perineum trauma tears incidence childbirth |
| title | Perineal trauma during vaginal birth in Slovenia |
| title_full | Perineal trauma during vaginal birth in Slovenia |
| title_fullStr | Perineal trauma during vaginal birth in Slovenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perineal trauma during vaginal birth in Slovenia |
| title_short | Perineal trauma during vaginal birth in Slovenia |
| title_sort | perineal trauma during vaginal birth in slovenia |
| topic | perineum trauma tears incidence childbirth |
| url | https://obzornik.zbornica-zveza.si/index.php/ObzorZdravNeg/article/view/209 |
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