1 1ACT Health, Canberra, Australia 2Disciplines of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Australia 3Australian Capital Regional Center for Evidence-Based Nursing and Midwifery Practice: an Affiliate Center of the Joanna Briggs Institute.
The objective of this review is to determine the effectiveness of non-surgical intrapartum practices in reducing the incidence of severe perineal trauma (third and fourth degree tears) during childbirth.