Hands off (or poised) vs hands on
2nd degree tear · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
Hands off (or poised) showed no clear difference in 2nd degree tear 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 0.77 [0.47, 1.28]2 studies · 700 participantsLow