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Table 3 Adjusted Relative Risk for the association between episiotomy and SPT by calendar year

From: Time trends in episiotomy and severe perineal tears in Portugal: a nationwide register-based study

 

Adjusted RRa (95%CI)

Non-instrumental delivery

Instrumental delivery

2000

0.18 (0.13 – 0.25)

0.45 (0.25 – 0.81)

2001

0.15 (0.10 – 0.22)

0.43 (0.24 – 0.77)

2002

0.12 (0.08 – 0.18)

0.33 (0.19 – 0.58)

2003

0.15 (0.10 – 0.22)

0.23 (0.14 – 0.38)

2004

0.17 (0.11 – 0.26)

0.28 (0.15 – 0.53)

2005

0.11 (0.07 – 0.16)

0.26 (0.14 – 0.49)

2006

0.14 (0.10 – 0.20)

0.34 (0.18 – 0.64)

2007

0.12 (0.09 – 0.17)

0.27 (0.17 – 0.42)

2008

0.09 (0.06 – 0.13)

0.39 (0.24 – 0.64)

2009

0.13 (0.10 – 0.18)

0.45 (0.28 – 0.72)

2010

0.11 (0.08 – 0.17)

0.44 (0.29 – 0.68)

2011

0.24 (0.18 – 0.32)

0.61 (0.40 – 0.94)

2012

0.22 (0.16 – 0.31)

0.52 (0.34 – 0.80)

2013

0.43 (0.31 – 0.59)

0.57 (0.37 – 0.88)

2014

0.29 (0.20 – 0.41)

0.50 (0.35 – 0.71)

2015

0.59 (0.44 – 0.79)

0.50 (0.40 – 0.72)

  1. aadjusted for primiparous women aged 35 or older, previous caesarean-section, induced labour, anomalous presentation or malposition of fetus, dystocia/disproportion/anomalous labor, baby large for gestational age and epidural anesthesia