Ritgen's manoeuvre vs usual care
3rd or 4th degree tears · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
Ritgen's manoeuvre showed no clear difference in 3rd or 4th degree tears compared with standard care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.24 [0.78, 1.96]1 study · 1423 participantsLow