Episiotomy for vaginal birth
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Episiotomy for vaginal birth 
Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth- Antibiotic prophylaxis for episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
Episiotomy for instrumental nulliparous vaginal birth is not associated with a reduction in obstetric anal sphincter injuries- Continuous and interrupted suturing techniques for repair of episiotomy or second‐degree tears
- Slow delivery associated with less anal injury
- Hyaluronidase for reducing perineal trauma
- Lateral episiotomy is associated with reduced risk of maternal anal sphincter injury in vacuum-assisted deliveries
- Antibiotic prophylaxis for operative vaginal delivery
- Labour and delivery
- Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma
- Antenatal perineal massage for reducing perineal trauma
- Routine antibiotic prophylaxis after normal vaginal birth for reducing maternal infectious morbidity
- Paracetamol/acetaminophen (single administration) for perineal pain in the early postpartum period
- Absorbable suture materials for primary repair of episiotomy and second degree tears
- Antibiotic prophylaxis for third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth
- Midwife continuity of care models versus other models of care for childbearing women
- Home-like versus conventional institutional settings for birth
- Interventions for women in subsequent pregnancies following obstetric anal sphincter injury to reduce the risk of recurrent injury and associated harms
- Methods of repair for obstetric anal sphincter injury
- Interventions for improving outcomes for pregnant women who have experienced genital cutting
- Alternative versus conventional institutional settings for birth
- Aspirin (single dose) for perineal pain in the early postpartum period
- Manual rotation of occiput posterior during labor increases the rate of spontaneous vaginal delivery
- Forceps delivery from low station at term pregnancy associated with relative safety
- Pushing/bearing down methods for the second stage of labour
- Rectal analgesia for pain from perineal trauma following childbirth
- Antenatal maternal education for improving postnatal perineal healing for women who have birthed in a hospital setting
- Mode of delivery unchanged with delayed or immediate pushing in second stage labor with epidural analgesia
- Probiotics for preventing gestational diabetes
- Immediate or early skin‐to‐skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants