_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ≡ Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Senior Lecturer; ⱷ Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Professor; # Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; Senior Lecturer; † Senior Registrar. *Corresponding author: E-mail: murtalayusuf22@yahoo.com; Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research 34(8): 48-53, 2022; Article no.JAMMR.86135 ISSN: 2456-8899 (Past name: British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, Past ISSN: 2231-0614, NLM ID: 101570965) Prevalence and Pattern of Perineal Tear Following Vaginal Birth in Kano, Northern Nigeria, A 2 Year Study Hauwa Musa Abdullahi a≡ , Muhammad Zakari aⱷ , Murtala Yusuf b*# and Umar Sabo c† a Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria. b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria. c Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JAMMR/2022/v34i831340 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/86135 Received 08 February 2022 Accepted 18 April 2022 Published 18 April 2022 ABSTRACT Introduction: Perineal trauma following vaginal birth is a common postnatal complication. As many as 85% of women suffer some form of perineal trauma, which has both short and long terms effects on women’s physical, psychological and social wellbeing. It can also occas ionally disrupt breast feeding, family life and sexual relationships. Objectives: To assess the incidence and pattern of perineal tear following vaginal delivery in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, North Western Nigeria. Methods: A retrospective review of the records of all parturients who delivered in the labour ward of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano, during the period of the review (1 st January 2016 to 31 st December 2017). Necessary information for the review such as age, parity, type of tear, birth weight, APGAR score, and blood loss were retrieved and recorded in a proforma. The data Original Research Article