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 ...

Despite falling out of favor with experts, episiotomies are still being performed at much higher than recommended rates in certain hospitals, according to a California Healthline report. However, some ...

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 ...

According to a systematic review of existing studies, to appear in the May 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the surgical procedure known as an episiotomy, performed in up to ...

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 ...

The WHO says physicians should aim to perform episiotomies in about 10 percent of births. Share on Pinterest Risks and side effects of episiotomies can include infection, excessive vaginal tearing, ...

LAREDO — Linda Martinez had been in labor for more than 24 hours when, she said, her doctor told her, “We’re going to cut you a little bit.” Her obstetrician at Doctors Hospital of Laredo was about to ...

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 ...

GIVING birth can be fraught with unexpected challenges and some women can need a helping hand. An episiotomy is a daunting sounding but common procedure which involves a cut at the opening 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 ...

While a substantial body of evidence and the recommendation of various professional bodies support restricted rather than routine use of mediolateral episiotomy with spontaneous vaginal delivery, data ...