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Prevalence of episiotomy practice and factors associated with it in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Women's health (London, England). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07383623 (THE EFFECT OF STAPLER VERSUS SKIN SUTURING ON PAIN AND WOUND HEALING AFTER EPISIOTOMY REPAIR IN PRIMIPAROUS WOMEN), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The effect of stapler versus skin suturing on pain and wound healing after episiotomy repair in primiparous women: a randomized controlled trial
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of Episiotomy Practice and Associated Factors in Brazil: A Systematic Review.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Pain and Anxiety During Episiotomy Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International urogynecology journal · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of small-angle episiotomy on incisional laceration rate, suturing time, and incisional bleeding in primigravida: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of hand preference on learning episiotomy skills: a study conducted with midwifery students.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Episiotomy and the risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury in nulliparous women with a prolonged second stage.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Article
- Restrictive approach to episiotomy and the risk of third- and fourth-grade perineal tears: An analytical cross-sectional study at a rural tertiary hospital in South Africa.Journal of the colleges of medicine of South Africa · 2026Article
- The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Application for Women Undergoing Episiotomy Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of caring sciences · 2024Article
- Prevalence and predictors of episiotomy among puerperal women accessing postnatal care in the Kumasi Metropolis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Evidence-based intrapartum care practice and associated factors among obstetrics workers in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis.SAGE open medicine · 2024Review
- The effect of music-based interventions on short-term postpartum episiotomy pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Level of episiotomy practice and its disparity among primiparous and multiparous women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Review
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Abstract
An episiotomy is one of the most commonly performed obstetrics surgeries indicated in emergencies during the second stage of labor like fetal distress, dystocia, and tight perineum. As a result, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the prevalence of episiotomy practice and associated factors in Ethiopia. Ten cross-sectional studies with a total population of 3718 were included in this study. The search was done using online databases like PubMed, HINARI, Web of Science, other gray, and online repositories of Universities. All the included papers were extracted and appraised using the standard extraction sheet format of JOANNA Briggs Institute. The Cochran Q-test and
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