Perineal Tears Incidence and Risk Factors; A Four Years Experience in a Single Saudi Center

Background: Perineal trauma is a common event in obstetrics, affecting up to 90 percent of primiparous and is sometime associated with considerable post-natal morbidity and mortality These patients are at an increased risk of recurrent severe perineal lacerations in subsequent deliveries Many of these patients develop subsequent anal incontinence and sexual dysfunction despite an adequate primary sphincter repair