Hands off (or poised) vs hands on
Intact perineum · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
Hands off (or poised) showed no clear difference in intact perineum compared with hands on (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.03 [0.95, 1.12]2 studies · 6547 participantsModerate