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Table 3 Distribution of vaginal, perineal, and other vulvar tear

From: Risk factors for perineal and vaginal tears in primiparous women – the prospective POPRACT-cohort study

Labial tearsa (n = 644)

n (%)

 None

329 (52.4)

 Yes

299 (47.6)

 Missing

16

Anterior tearsb (n = 644)

n (%)

 None

511 (84.7)

 Yes

92 (15.3)

 Missing

41

Vaginal tear (n = 644)

n (%)

 None

91 (14.9)

 Lowc

433 (71.1)

 Highd

85 (14.0)

 Missing

35

Degree of perineal tear (n = 580)

n (%)

 None

191 (33.7)

 First-degree

103 (18.2)

 Second-degree

230 (40.6)

 Third-degree (A)

23 (4.1)

 Third-degree (B)

6 (1.1)

 Third-degree (C)

12 (2.1)

 Fourth-degree

2 (0.35)

 Missing

13

Degree of perineal tear, women with episiotomy

(n = 55)

n (%)

 Episiotomy without OASI

51 (94.4)

 Episiotomy and third-degree (A)

1 (1.9)

 Episiotomy and third-degree (B)

2 (3.7)

 Missing

1

Degree of perineal tear, women with missing information regarding episiotomy (n = 9)

n (%)

 None

3 (50)

 First-degree

1 (16.7)

 Second-degree

2 (33.3)

 Missing

3

  1. Distribution of vaginal, perineal, and other vulvar tear. An individual woman may have labial, anterior, vaginal and perineal tear concomitantly and thus be part of several tear groups. Missing information is due to incomplete information in the delivery protocols and is not included in the percentage. alabial tears requiring suturing; banterior tears close to clitoris or urethra, not related to female genital mutilation; cvaginal tear where only the distal third of vagina is engaged; dvaginal tear more extensive than the distal third of vagina. OASI,obstetric anal sphincter injury