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Table 3 Survey question 10: Rank in order from 1 to 10 (1 being most significant, 10 being least significant) what you feel contributes to the incidence of severe perineal trauma

From: “A patchwork of services” – caring for women who sustain severe perineal trauma in New South Wales – from the perspective of women and midwives

Item

Average score

Position for second stage

2.08

Instrumental birth

3.38

Episiotomy

3.46

Parity

5.81

Hands off technique

6.1

Ethnicity of woman

6.25

Position for labour

6.36

Model of care

6.36

Epidural

6.54

Maternal weight

7.36

Maternal age

7.72

Gender of baby

10

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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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