Lateral episiotomy group (n = 117) | Traditional midwifery without episiotomy group (n = 103) | Hands-off techniques delivery group (n = 100) | t | P-value | |
Age (years) | 30.74 ± 3.161 | 30.70 ± 3.143 | 30.61 ± 3.236 | 0.042 | 0.959 |
Neonatal birthweight (g) | 3267.61 ± 453.168 | 3281.55 ± 366.795 | 3252.20 ± 456.038 | 0.119 | 0.888 |
Duration of the second stage of labor (min) | 47.94 ± 27.557 | 53.74 ± 36.798 | 43.49 ± 24.757 | 2.967 | 0.053 |