Endpoint
Vaginal delivery arm (N=112) Cesarean section arm (N=110) Median or mean difference or Absolute Risk Difference (95% CI)
P Value
Primary endpoint
Vaizey score at M6, median [IQR]
1.0 [0.0-3.0]
1.0 [0.0-4.0]
0.0 (0.0 to 2.0)
0.34
Secondary endpoints
Vaizey score at W6-8, median [IQR]
0.0 [0.0-3.0]
0.0 [0.0-3.0]
0.0 (-2.0 to 1.0)
Post-partum transient anal incontinence at W6-8, no. (%)
18 (25.0)
9 (11.7)
-13.3 (-25.1 to 0.0)
MUH score at M6, median [IQR] 0.0 [0.0-4.0] 1.0 [0.0-4.0] 1.0 (-1.0 to 2.0)
FSFI score at M6, median [IQR]
28.1 [23.5-31.2]
27.1 [22.1-31.4]
-1.0 (-4.0 to 1.9)
Physical SF12 score at M6, mean ± SD
52.1 (6.7)
51.7 (7.0)
-0.4 (-2.5 to 1.6)
Mental SF12 score at M6, mean ± SD 46.2 (9.2) 46.6 (9.5) 0.4 (-2.3 to 3.2)
Maternal morbidities, no. (%)
4 (4.9)
8 (8.8)
3.9 (-2.7 to 11.2)
Neonatal morbidities, no. (%)
5 (6.1)
0 (0.0)
-6.1 (-11.7 to -1.3)
Worsening of external sphincter lesions at ultrasound, no. (%)
11 (22.4)
1 (2.2)
-20.2 (-31.7 to -7.6)