Author Question: The evidence supporting prevention of perineal trauma and comfort during second stage of labour ... (Read 47 times)

kodithompson · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The evidence supporting prevention of perineal trauma and comfort during second stage of labour includes all of the following:

a. Providing warm compresses to the perineum during labour, providing digital massage to the perineum during labour and guiding the woman to push with her own urges
b. Providing ice compresses to the perineum during labour, providing digital massage during the antenatal period and guiding the woman to push with her own urges
c. Providing digital massage to the perineum during the antenatal period, having some control over the baby's head during birth and guiding the woman to push with her own urges
d. Providing digital massage to the perineum during labour, having some control over the baby's head during birth and applying lignocaine (lidocaine) spray to the perineum during second stage

Question 2

The UK PEARLS (Perineal Assessment and Repair Longitudinal Study) study designed to assess outcomes of current perineal management,

and establish whether implementation of a standardised evidence-based clinical training package and information for women on perineal health enhances women's experiences of their birth, has found:
a. a significant reduction in the mean percentages of women reporting wound infections and needing suture removal.
b. a significant reduction in the mean percentages of women reporting pain at activity 1012 days postpartum.
c. a significant increase in the mean percentages of women reporting wound infections and needing suture removal.
d. a significant increase in the mean percentages of women reporting pain at activity 1012 days postpartum.