Many women suffer from perineal tearing during childbirth, statistics suggest between 53-79%! While severe tearing, third and fourth-degree tears are quite low, the impact to women can be life-changing; ongoing pain, incontinence, painful sex has detrimental effects on women’s mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. There are several ways perineal tearing can be reduced, however, the focus of this study sheet is the benefit of warm compresses during the second stage of labour.

This course has been set up as a guide to help you navigate the carefully designed webinar series resources including programme handbook, series eBook, Zoom links to the live webinar sessions, provide access to all webinar recordings, links to additional wider reading and resources, final knowledge check and certification.