Malin Edqvist

Midwife, PhD

Malin Edqvist currently works at the Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm and is affiliated to Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet and to the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University. Malin does research in Midwifery and Obstetrics and has a special interest in Quality Improvement and Implementation research.

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Reducing severe perineal trauma: The effect of two midwives during the second stage of labour

June 1th, 2022

Reducing severe perineal trauma: The effect of two midwives during the second stage of labour

Malin will present “Oneplus”: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial in Sweden.

Severe perineal trauma (SPT) affecting the anal sphincter muscle complex is a serious complication following childbirth, associated with short-term and long-term maternal morbidity. Effective preventive strategies are still scarce.

The aim of the Oneplus trial was to test the hypothesis that the presence of a second midwife during the second stage of labour, with the purpose of preventing SPT, would result in fewer injuries affecting the anal sphincter than if attended by one midwife.

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