Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
April 2023
Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of interventions to prevent the occurrence of perineal trauma in parturients.
Methods: A bibliographic search was carried out in Cochrane Library, MEDLINE via PUBMED, LILACS via Virtual Health Library (VHL), Embase, Scopus, CINAHL, Scielo, Web of Science, and PEDro databases. Randomized clinical trials evaluating the effects of any intervention to prevent perineal trauma during pregnancy and/or childbirth were included.