Table 1 Episiotomy rates for all vaginal deliveries and for those without instruments in France 2013–2017.
From: Episiotomy practices in France: epidemiology and risk factors in non-operative vaginal deliveries
Year of delivery | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | p* | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All vaginal deliveries | 630,220 | 360,647 | 614,764 | 603,194 | 590,243 | 3,069,068 | |
Episiotomy | 135,894 (21.6%) | 125,903 (20.0%) | 116,539 (19.0%) | 106,628 (17.7%) | 84,521 (14.3%) | < 0.01 | 569,485 (18.6%) |
Non operative-vaginal deliveries | 535,182 | 535,234 | 521,267 | 510,648 | 500,109 | 2,602,440 | |
Episiotomy | 82,965 (15.5%) | 75,375 (14.1%) | 68,390 (13.1%) | 61,202 (12.0%) | 46,497 (9.3%) | < 0.01 | 334,429 (12.9%) |
