Hands off (or poised) vs hands on
Episiotomy · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
Hands off (or poised) may leads to lower episiotomy compared with hands on (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.58 [0.43, 0.79]4 studies · 7247 participantsLow