TY - JOUR T1 - Episiotomy: who gets one and why JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 603 LP - 606 VL - 34 IS - 268 AU - M. B. Jackson AU - G. D. Dunster Y1 - 1984/11/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/34/268/603.abstract N2 - 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. ER -