Study of the Midwifery Care in 6 Obstetrical Facilities in Okinawa-Self- Completed Retrospective Questionnaires for One Month Postpartum Women : Table 3a

Table 3a: With or without Episiotomy and Degree of Laceration.

The degree of laceration % (n)
		Without Laceration (53)	1^st degree (20)	2^nd degree (238)	More than 3^rd degree (27)
Without episiotomy (195)	Primiparous (58) Multiparous (137)	12.1 (7) 33.1 (46)	6.9 (4) 11.5 (16)	72.4 (42) 54.0 (75)	8.6 (5) 0 (0)
With episiotomy (143)	Primiparous (88) Multiparous (55)			80.7 (71) 90.9 (50)	19.3 (17) 9.1 (5)