Table 1 Studies excluded with their respective reasons for exclusion
From: Sexual life and dysfunction after maternal morbidity: a systematic review
Author/Year/Location | Title | Reasons for exclusion |
|---|---|---|
1. Saurell-Cubizolles MJ et al., 2000. France/Italy | Women´s health after childbirth: a longitudinal study in France and Italy. | No complications assessed. |
2. Fornell EU et al., 2005. Sweden | Obstetric anal sphincter injury ten years after: subjective and objective long term effects. | No complications assessed. |
3. Williams A et al., 2007. UK | The prevalence of enduring postnatal perineal morbidity and its relationship to perineal trauma. | No information on the degree of perineal laceration. |
4. Leeman LM et al., 2007. USA | Do Unsutured Second-Degree Perineal Lacerations Affect Postpartum Functional Outcomes? | Definition of major perineal trauma included 2nd degree laceration. |
5. Rogers RG et al., 2009. USA | Does spontaneous genital tract trauma impact postpartum sexual function? | Definition of major perineal trauma included 2nd degree laceration. |
6. Lal M et al., 2011. UK | Does post-caesarean dyspareunia reflect sexual malfunction, pelvic floor and perineal dysfunction? | Definition of perineal trauma included 2nddegree laceration and/or episiotomy. |
7. Fauconnier A, et al., 2012. France | Late post-partum dyspareunia: Does delivery play a role? | No information on the degree of perineal laceration. |
8. Crane AK et al., 2013. USA | Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Symptoms and Sexual Function in Primiparous Women Who Underwent Operative Vaginal Delivery Versus Cesarean Delivery for Second-Stage Arrest. | No complications assessed. |
9. McDonald EA & SJ Brown, 2013. Australia | Does method of birth make a difference to when women resume sex after childbirth? | No information on the degree of perineal laceration. |
10. Lurie S et al., 2013. Israel | Sexual function after childbirth by the mode of delivery: a prospective study. | No complications assessed. |
11. Rikard-Bell J et al., 2014. Australia | Perineal outcome and the risk of pelvic floor dysfunction: A cohort study of primiparous women. | No information on the degree of perineal laceration. |
12. Adanikin AI et al., 2014. Nigeria | Resumption of intercourse after childbirth in southwest Nigeria. | No information on the degree of perineal laceration. |
13. Song M et al., 2014. Japan | Association Between Sexual Health and Delivery Mode. | No information on the degree of perineal laceration. |
14. McDonald EA et al., 2015. Australia | Dyspareunia and childbirth: a prospective cohort study. | No information on the degree of perineal laceration. |
15. Faisal-Cury A et al., 2015. Brazil | The Relationship Between Mode of Delivery and Sexual Health Outcomes after Childbirth. | Episiotomy and perineal laceration evaluated as the same outcome. |