Episiotomy during vaginal delivery was first recommended in 1920 as a way to protect the pelvic floor from lacerations and protect the fetal head from trauma. It was rapidly adopted as a standard ...

An episiotomy procedure is done so that the opening of the vagina can be made larger to facilitate the birth of a baby. An incision is made in the perineum, the portion between anus and the opening of ...

If you are pregnant and your due date is just around the corner, you are probably worrying about the birthing process. One of the things that comes with giving birth naturally is an episiotomy or ...

An episiotomy involves cutting the area between the vagina and anus to help prevent severe tears during childbirth. There are several types and degrees of episiotomies. An episiotomy is a surgical cut ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. An episiotomy is a surgical cut into the perineum, the area between the vagina and anus, made during ...

During a vaginal birth, sometimes the doctor has to perform an episiotomy on the mother to help the child come out through the birth canal easily. An episiotomy is an incision made from the end of the ...

It’s a surgical cut made during childbirth that doctors have been officially warned for more than a decade does more harm to women than good. Mothers who receive episiotomies – an incision at the ...

Episiotomies have a place in maternity care but should not be routinely performed. Paul Curto/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA It’s difficult to imagine how something as big as a baby’s head can come out of what ...

So you already had your baby out of your lady parts. The worst is over… right? Unfortunately, some mums still experience painful side effects of giving birth such as a vaginal tear and getting an ...