Table 4: The correlation between more than 2nd degree laceration and perineal pain.
Chi square test.
Perineal pain Severe pain (128) Mediocre pain (58) Mild/Not-bad pain (66) Unknown (13) p-value
Without episiotomy 2nd degree laceration & more than 3rd degree (122) 45.1 (55) 28.7 (35) 24.6 (30) 1.6 (2) n.s.
With episiotomy 2nd degree laceration & extended to more than 3rd degree (143) 51.1 (73) 16.1 (23) 25.2 (36) 7.7 (11)