Objectives Insight into perspectives and values of care providers on episiotomy can be a first
step towards reducing variation in its use. We aimed to gain insight into these perspectives
and values. Setting Maternity care in the Netherlands. Participants Midwives, obstetricians
and obstetric registrars working in primary, secondary or tertiary care, purposively sampled,
based on their perceived episiotomy rate and/or region of work. Primary and secondary
outcome measures Perspectives and values of care providers which were explored using …