The impact of third- or fourth-degree perineal tears on the second pregnancy : A cohort study of 182,445 Scottish women

Data Availability: Data cannot be shared publicly because Scottish national registry data was used. Data are available from Information Services Division NHS Services Scotland (www.isdscotland.org/Products-and-services/Edris/) for researchers who meet the criteria for access to confidential data following approval by the Public Benefit and Privacy Panel for Health NHS Scotland (PBPP). The dataset was obtained from the SMR02 maternity data. Funding: This study was funded by a Wellbeing of Women (www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk) entry level scholarship (Grant number RG12860-10) awarded to AMW. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD