An episiotomy is a cut in the perineum that used to be standard procedure during birthing. But recent research has advised against it expect in cases of fetal or maternal distress. To recover from an ...

One of the most commonly performed surgeries in the country, the episiotomy, could actually cause more harm than benefits, according to a recent federally funded study. Undergone by more than a ...

Expert Rev of Obstet Gynecol. 2010;5(3):301-309. Other studies continued to show an association of midline episiotomy and severe perineal lacerations. [11–14] These investigators found that the most ...

The most recent data on obstetric lacerations during vaginal delivery have been incorporated into recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), published in the ...

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 ...

To prevent perineal lacerations, ob/gyns can use a variety of techniques, such as perineal compresses, on a patient during labor and should restrict the use of episiotomy, according to a practice ...

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 ...

The committee noted that the evidence for clinical benefit with reusable Episcissors‑60 is uncertain. Published evidence and the opinions of experts indicate that they are easy to use. But their ...