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 ...

Most women would want a natural delivery. As you approach your due date and look forward to holding your bundle of joy, the thought of the impending childbirth may make you anxious. Every delivery is ...

An episiotomy is a surgical cut made into the perineum (area between the vagina and anus) to enlarge the opening before the birth of the baby’s head. It helps to ease the birth of the baby when the ...

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Although episiotomy is one of the most common surgical procedures carried out, its medical value is open to debate. There’s also debate over whether an episiotomy is preferable to a natural tear ...

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 ...

BACKGROUND: The rate of obstetric anal sphincter injury has increased in recent years, particularly among operative vaginal deliveries. We sought to characterize temporal trends in episiotomy use and ...