Impact of animated instruction on tablets and hands-on training in applying bimanual perineal support on episiotomy rates: an intervention study

Kaled Mikki Zimmo, Katariina Laine, Erik Fosse, Mohammed Zimmo, Hadil Ali-Masri, Bettina Böttcher, Manuela Zucknick, Åse Vikanes, Sahar Hassan, Kaled Mikki Zimmo, Katariina Laine, Erik Fosse, Mohammed Zimmo, Hadil Ali-Masri, Bettina Böttcher, Manuela Zucknick, Åse Vikanes, Sahar Hassan

Abstract

Introduction and hypothesis: In Palestine, episiotomy is frequently used among primiparous women.This study assesses the effect of training birth attendants in applying bimanual perineal support during delivery by either animated instruction on tablets or hands-on training on episiotomy rates among primiparous women.

Methods: An interventional cohort study was performed from 15 October 2015 to 31 January 2017, including all primiparous women with singletons and noninstrumental vaginal deliveries at six Palestinian hospitals. Intervention 1 (animated instructions on tablets) was conducted in Hospitals 1, 2, 3, and 4. Intervention 2 (bedside hands-on training) was applied in Hospitals 1 and 2 only. Hospitals 5 and 6 did not receive interventions. Differences in episiotomy rates in intervention and nonintervention hospitals were assessed before and after the interventions and presented as p values using chi-square test, and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Differences in the demographic and obstetric characteristics were presented as p values using the Kruskal-Wallis test.

Results: Of 46,709 women, 12,841 were included. The overall episiotomy rate in the intervention hospitals did not change significantly after intervention 1, from 63.1 to 62.1% (OR = 0.96, 95% CI 0.84-1.08), but did so after intervention 2, from 61.1 to 38.1% (OR = 0.39, 95% CI 0.33-0.47). Rates after Intervention 2 changed from 65.0 to 47.3% (OR = 0.52, 95% CI 0.40-0.67) in Hospital 1 and from 39.4 to 25.1% (OR = 0.49, 95% CI 0.35-0.68) in Hospital 2.

Conclusions: Hands-on training of bimanual perineal support during delivery of primiparous women was significantly more effective in reducing episiotomy rates than animated instruction videos alone.

Keywords: Animated instructions video; Bimanual perineal support technique; Episiotomy rates; Hands-on; Palestine.

Conflict of interest statement

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Study periods and hospital distributions

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