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Table 6 Perineal Trauma Sustained During Births at the CMUs

From: Quality of care provided in two Scottish rural community maternity units: a retrospective case review

CMU

Seaview

Cherrytrees

Total

Degree of Perineal Trauma

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Frequency

Percentage (%)

None

70

42.7

93

57.8

163

50.1

First Degree

53

32.3

50

31.1

103

31.7

Second Degree

37

22.6

18

11.1

55

16.9

Third Degree

1

0.6

0

0.0

1

0.3

Episiotomy

3

1.8

0

0.0

3

1.0

Total

164

100

161

100

325

100