Efectividad del masaje perineal prenatal en la prevención de episiotomías y desgarros

• Autores: Lucía González Santos
• Localización: Revista Sanitaria de Investigación, ISSN-e 2660-7085, Vol. 6, Nº. 8, 2025
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.34896/RSI.2025.51.47.001
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  • español

    El trauma perineal, incluyendo episiotomías y desgarros espontáneos, es una complicación frecuente del parto vaginal.

    Se realizó una revisión sistemática consultando las bases de datos PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus y CINAHL.

    La evidencia disponible actualmente apoya el masaje perineal prenatal como estrategia efectiva para reducir el número de episiotomías y, en menor medida, de desgarros perineales especialmente en embarazadas que darán a luz por primera vez.

  • English

    Perineal trauma, including episiotomies and spontaneous tears, is a common complication of vaginal delivery.

    A systematic review was conducted using the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and CINAHL databases.

    The currently available evidence supports prenatal perineal massage as an effective strategy to reduce the number of episiotomies and, to a lesser extent, perineal tears, especially in pregnant women giving birth for the first time.

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