Education and training programmes increase knowledge and skills of skilled birth attendants in perineal anatomy, assessment and classification of perineal tears.¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Of seven studies comparing pre- and post-implementation knowledge of perineal anatomy, all seven reported an increase in knowledge/skill competency. → Simpson G 2025

Evidence¶

Simpson G 2025¶

Simpson G, Philip M, Richards A, Eggleston AJ, Vogel JP, Wilson AN, Homer C. (2025). Effectiveness of education and training programmes to help clinicians assess and classify perineal tears: a systematic review. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095961

q2 · i? · review · r3

Systematic review finding from the Results section. The review reports that "all seven reported an increase in knowledge/skill competency" for perineal anatomy training.

"Of the seven studies that compared pre-implementation and post-implementation changes of knowledge or skill competency of SBAs in perineal anatomy, all seven reported an increase in knowledge/skill competency."

Discussion¶

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