(HealthDay) -- 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 the ...

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 ...

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 involves cutting the area between the vagina and anus to help prevent severe tears during childbirth. There are several types and degrees of episiotomies. An episiotomy is a surgical cut ...

In Canada, the rate of episiotomy during childbirth has declined in recent years, but when it comes to births assisted by forceps or vacuum, this downward trend warrants a closer look, suggests new ...

Episiotomies have a place in maternity care but should not be routinely performed. Paul Curto/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA It’s difficult to imagine how something as big as a baby’s head can come out of what ...

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 ...

Having an episiotomy, a surgical cut to the vagina during childbirth, doubles the risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in women with moderate or severe anemia, according to new research published in ...

Childbirth puts the perineum, the area between the vagina and anus, under immense pressure. During vaginal delivery, this tissue stretches to allow the baby to pass. Doctors sometimes make a small ...

(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 ...