Reduction in severe perineal tearing when two midwives are present during childbirth
Published 16 March 2022 Photo: iStock/isbjorn Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have studied whether severe perineal tears – known as sphincter injuries – are reduced if the primary midwife has assistance of a colleague during the final stage of labour. The study included a total of more than 4 000 first-time mothers. The results are published in The Lancet. There is currently a lack of e