Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: The Effect of Primary Delivery of the Anterior Compared With the Posterior Shoulder on Perineal Trauma: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief Summary: It is unknown if primary delivery of the anterior or the posterior shoulder causes less perineal tear. The objective of this trial is to evaluate the incidence and degree of perineal trauma after primary delivery of the anterior shoulder compared to primary delivery of the posterior shoulder during vaginal birth in primiparous women in a randomized controlled trial. The hypothesis is that primary delivery of the posterior shoulder reduces the rate and degree of perineal trauma.