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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
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The attending midwife significantly influences episiotomy rates, independent of patient factors. This highlights the importance of individual provider practice patterns in obstetric interventions like episiotomy.

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Area of Science:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Episiotomy rates vary significantly among practitioners, but the extent of this variation is not well understood.
  • Understanding factors contributing to episiotomy use is crucial for optimizing maternal care and reducing unnecessary interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the contribution of the attending midwife to a risk model for episiotomy.
  • To determine if midwife practice patterns independently affect episiotomy rates after controlling for patient and clinical factors.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective data collection from 736 consecutive vaginal deliveries in nulliparous women.
  • Logistic regression analysis to assess the impact of the attending midwife on episiotomy decisions, adjusting for confounding variables.
  • Evaluation of the midwife effect on the explanatory power of the logistic regression model.

Main Results:

  • The overall episiotomy rate was 40.6%, with individual midwife rates ranging from 5.6% to 73.9%.
  • Maternal age, vacuum extraction, fundal pressure, second-stage duration, and the attending midwife were all significantly associated with episiotomy use.
  • The attending midwife and fundal pressure demonstrated the greatest explanatory power in the risk model.

Conclusions:

  • The attending midwife exerts a significant, independent effect on episiotomy risk.
  • These findings have important implications for clinical practice, provider education, and future research on episiotomy utilization.