PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - M. B. Jackson AU - G. D. Dunster TI - Episiotomy: who gets one and why DP - 1984 Nov 01 TA - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners PG - 603--606 VI - 34 IP - 268 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/34/268/603.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/34/268/603.full SO - J R Coll Gen Pract1984 Nov 01; 34 AB - Data was collected about the mother, the infant and the pregnancy in women who had an episiotomy performed at delivery, and those who did not, in one district hospital and two community hospitals. Factors predisposing mothers to episiotomy were sought and compared in the different hospitals. Traditional indications for episiotomy, such as a large baby and a small mother, were found to be less important than the occurrence of fetal distress, prolongation of the second stage of labour and the presence of pupil midwives at delivery. Current practice in the use of episiotomy is discussed.