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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is the husband stitch? (Photo: Getty Images) (Photo: Getty Images) It sounds like a crude joke: A doctor stitches up a woman ...

Society’s perception of tighter vaginas being desirable "for the new Daddy" is both dangerous and wrong. So, to say I didn’t know what I was letting myself in for is an understatement. You’re taught ...

Sarah Harkins just survived a traumatic childbirth in 2015 when, in her out-of-it state, heard her doctor tell her husband that he was going to “go ahead and add in another stitch so we can make sure ...

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 ...

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 ...

(HealthDay News) – Narrow-angled episiotomies increase the risk of obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS), while other factors, including point of incision and episiotomy length and depth, reduce ...

Western Sydney University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. It’s difficult to imagine how something as big as a baby’s head can come out of what appears to be a relatively small ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Mediolateral episiotomy during operative vaginal delivery significantly reduces the risk for obstetrical injury, a large database study has found. The results highlight an ...

It sounds like a crude joke: A doctor stitches up a woman extra tight following childbirth while throwing a wink at her husband. Yet “the husband stitch” — when a doctor provides an “extra” stitch ...