A patient sustains a third-degree laceration and repair with the birth of her son. Which of the following statements by the nurse would best explain this condition?

"After the baby was born, your doctor stitched up a tear that went through the muscle of your perineum.”.

"After the baby was born, your doctor stitched up a tear in your perineum that extended to the muscle around your rectum.”.

"You needed stitches because you had a tear that extended from your vagina directly through the tissue of your rectum.”.

"During birth, your uterus developed a tear.”.