Category Standard Organisation Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) Type Standard Access Open Status Active Created Apr-21 This clinical care standard describes the care that women should receive when they are pregnant or experience a third or fourth degree perineal tear during birth. It applies to care provided during pregnancy, labour, birth and the postpartum period, as well as postoperative and longer-term follow-up care.Main sections:- Third and fourth degree perineal tears clinical care standard- Indicators- Clinical care standards- About the third and fourth degree perineal tears clinical care standard- How to use this clinical care standard- Background: third and fourth degree perineal tears- Information, shared decision making and informed consent - Reducing risk during pregnancy, labour and birth - Instrumental vaginal birth- Identifying third and fourth degree perineal tears- Repairing third and fourth degree perineal tears- Postoperative care- Follow-up care post-discharge Access Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears Clinical Care Standard By accessing this content, you are leaving this website. The Agency takes no responsibility for the accuracy of content on the destination page.