Outcomes

Group A: Episiotomy

Group B: No episiotomy

P-value

(n=119)

(n=114)

Perineal tears

28 (23.5)

103 (90.4)

< 0.001^*

1^st degree perineal tears

15 (12.6)

55 (48.2)

< 0.001^*

2^nd degree perineal tears

9 (7.6)

31 (27.2)

0.004^*

3^rd degree perineal tears

0

9 (7.9)

0.001^*

4^th degree perineal tears

4 (3.3)

8 (7.1)

0.001^*

Para-urethral tears

3 (2.5)

6 (5.2)

0.127

Vaginal tears

3 (2.5)

4 (3.5)

0.294

Cervical tears

2 (1.7)

6 (5.2)

0.164

Length of perineal tears(cm)^#

3.96 ± 0.95

4.27 ± 1.46

0.284

Multiple perineal tears

11/28 (39.3)

30/103 (29.1)

0.742