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Perineal trauma is the damage caused by rupture, laceration or episiotomy during labor. Perineal trauma associated with labor can lead to many short and long-term physical and psychological morbidities that affect the woman's life. Problems such as pain, bleeding and delay in the attachment of mother and baby appear in the early postpartum period. In the following period, problems such as prolapse, incontinence, sexual dysfunction and anxiety may be experienced. It is seen in the literature that there are many evidence-based practices such as perineal massage, warm application to the perineum, birth positions, hand maneuvers and strain techniques in reducing perineal traumas. Midwives and nurses; health professionals who have an important role in reducing perineal traumas and performing these evidence-based practices. In this article, approaches to reduce perineal trauma related to labor are evaluated.