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Episiotomy
An incision (surgical cut) made into the thinned-out perineal body to enlarge the vaginal orifice during delivery.
Table 15: Deliveries with episiotomy by method of delivery
Count of deliveries with a surgical cut for each delivery method type.
Table 16: Deliveries with episiotomy by method of delivery and Strategic Health Authority of treatment
Comparison of the number of deliveries with a surgical cut (for each delivery method type) across Strategic Health Authorities.
Responsible statistician
The responsible statistician for this publication is Chris Dew, HES/SUS Analysis (Service) Section Head ([email protected], 0845 300 6016).
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