Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Intact perineum · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications

Massage may leads to higher intact perineum compared with control (hands off or care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.74 [1.11, 2.73]
6 studies · 2618 participants
Low