Variables—n (n%)

2011–2012

2015–2016

*p1

*p2

*p3

Total

N = 2043

Episiotomy

n = 1214

No Episiotomy

n = 829

Total

n = 2225

Episiotomy

n = 983

No Episiotomy

n = 1242

Sex

Male

Female

1020 (49.9)

1023 (50.1)

619 (51.0)

595 (49.0)

410 (48.4)

428 (51.6)

1116 (50.2)

1109 (49.8)

508 (51.7)

475 (48.3)

608 (49.0)

634 (51.0)

0.880

0.092

0.391

Weight

<2500 g

2501 - 3000 g

3001 - 3500 g

3501 - 4000 g

>4000 g

133 (6.5)

515 (25.2)

863 (42.2)

436 (21.3)

96 (4.7)

69 (5.7)

318 (26.2)

528 (43.5)

244 (20.1)

55 (4.5)

64 (7.7)

197 (23.8)

335 (40.4)

192 (23.2)

41 (4.9)

107 (4.8)

530 (23.8)

958 (43.1)

543 (24.4)

87 (3.9)

37 (3.8)

245 (24.9)

426 (43.3)

228 (23.2)

47 (4.8)

70 (5.6)

285 (22.9)

532 (42.8)

315 (25.4)

40 (3.2)

0.015

0.008

0.003

APGAR score 1st minute

>7

7

<7

1902 (93.1)

140 (6.9)

1 (0.0)

1111 (91.5)

102 (8.4)

1 (0.1)

791 (95.4)

38 (4.6)

0 (0.0)

2033 (91.4)

192 (8.6)

0 (0.0)

858 (87.3)

125 (12.7)

0 (0.0)

1175 (94.6)

67 (5.4)

0 (0.0)

0.056

≤0.0001

≤0.0001

Newborn’s Complications

Shoulder dystocia

Clavicle fracture

Brachial plexus injury

104 (5.1)

31 (1.5)

3 (0.1)

71 (5.8)

20 (1.6)

1 (0.1)

33 (4.0)

11 (1.3)

2 (0.2)

81 (3.6)

28 (1.3)

2 (0.1)

42 (4.3)

19 (1.9)

2 (0.2)

39 (3.1)

9 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

0.020

0.469

0.587

0.008

0.024

0.703

0.010

0.080

0.348