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  1. Overview
  2. Perineal status among vaginal births by local health district of hospital, NSW 2022
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  4. Notes
  5. Related links

Overview

The table below shows the perineal status of mothers who gave birth vaginally in NSW for local health districts, and for individual hospitals by maternity service level where at least 200 mothers gave birth in 2022 (downloadable only).​

In 2022, there were 1,446 cases of third degree tear and 67 cases of fourth degree tear reported among mothers who gave birth vaginally in NSW, including tears associated with an episiotomy.
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Perineal status among vaginal births by local health district of hospital, NSW 2022

By number of births

​Hospital sector–Local Health District
Intact1st degree tear/ graze2nd degree tear3rd or 4th degree tearEpisiotomyCombined tear and episiotomyOtherNot statedTotal
Public–Sydney36834710069485992295103071
Public–South Western Sydney1224134021181611465179614297130
Public–South Eastern Sydney4378031624109104627523404528
Public–Illawarra Shoalhaven355481637503574915702086
Public–Western Sydney78814711987141152424135606508
Public–Nepean Blue Mountains367748952954085117302794
Public–Northern Sydney306678117081655749493067
Public–Central Coast212537729563083417302049
Public–Hunter New England80015051535159121617538705777
Public–Northern NSW274577576663113714401985
Public–Mid North Coast213433426372293311201483
Public–Southern NSW16029132930163217001064
Public–Murrumbidgee240415370n.p.198n.p.8401347
Public–Western NSW353697556443885821202308
Public–Far West254845n.p.10n.p.80141
Public–Total6122103711406011429137134531134845338
Private13931765322254230138079039908
Total NSW176721226317398120011439172639115155660

By percentage of births

Hospital sector–Local Health DistrictIntact1st degree tear/ graze2nd degree tear3rd or 4th degree tearEpisiotomyCombined tear and episiotomyOtherNot statedTotal
Public–Sydney12.011.332.83.128.03.09.60.3100.0
Public–South Western Sydney17.218.829.72.320.52.58.60.4100.0
Public–South Eastern Sydney9.717.735.92.423.16.15.20.0100.0
Public–Illawarra Shoalhaven17.023.130.52.417.12.37.50.0100.0
Public–Western Sydney12.122.630.52.223.43.75.50.0100.0
Public–Nepean Blue Mountains13.126.834.13.414.61.86.20.0100.0
Public–Northern Sydney10.022.138.12.621.42.43.10.3100.0
Public–Central Coast10.326.235.62.715.01.78.40.0100.0
Public–Hunter New England13.826.126.62.821.03.06.70.0100.0
Public–Northern NSW13.829.129.03.315.71.97.30.0100.0
Public–Mid North Coast14.429.228.72.515.42.27.60.0100.0
Public–Southern NSW15.027.330.92.815.32.06.60.0100.0
Public–Murrumbidgee17.830.827.5n.p.14.7n.p.6.20.0100.0
Public–Western NSW15.330.224.11.916.82.59.20.0100.0
Public–Far West17.734.031.9n.p.7.1n.p.5.70.0100.0
Public–Total13.522.931.02.520.23.06.90.1100.0
Private14.117.832.50.523.23.88.00.0100.0
Total NSW113.822.031.32.220.63.17.00.1100.0

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Notes

Source: NSW Perinatal Data Collection (SAPHaRI). Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health.

  1. Total NSW includes births at home assisted by independent midwives.
  2. Cells with counts less than 5 are suppressed, and other cells may also be hidden to prevent back-calculation. These cells are marked with n.p.
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Current as at: Wednesday 31 July 2024
Contact page owner: Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence