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 ...

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 ...

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Pregnancy stretches for 9 months, or 40 weeks, during which major changes occur in your body as your baby continues to transform from a fertilised egg to a full-grown human. Although pregnancy spans ...

This cohort study aimed to assess the effect of the mode of delivery on female sexual function (FSF) after childbirth. Out of 256 primiparous women, 200 subjects that completed the study were divided ...

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 ...

An episiotomy is meant to prevent severe vaginal tearing during childbirth. Yet many women still experience spontaneous extensions beyond the surgical cut. This can happen due to factors like rapid ...

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 ...