Study participants
bleeding/coagulation disorders, allergy, HIV or hepatitis B infection, intrapartum fever
ALLERGY
Primiparous or multiparous women aged 18 to 40 years, with a singleton pregnancy, gestational age of >34 weeks, and good systemic/mental health, who required episiotomy during the course of vaginal delivery, who visited the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology of both the centers were invited to participate in this research. They were included in this study after obtaining informed consent.Women were excluded if they had intrapartum fever, tears (perineal, cervical or vaginal) or extension of the episiotomies, HIV or hepatitis B infection, stillbirth, known allergy to the suture materials and a history of bleeding/coagulation disorders or perineal surgery other than the primary repair after childbirth.The women were also excluded if the investigator felt it would be difficult to follow the study procedure and follow-up.