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episiotomy
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episiotomy
surgical incision into the perineum during the late stages of labour to prevent its laceration during childbirth and to make delivery easier
episiotomy [ə‚pēz·ē′äd·ə·mē]
(medicine)
Medial or lateral incision of the vulva during childbirth, to avoid undue laceration.
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ACOG News Release March 31, 2006 ACOG Recommends Restricted Use of Episiotomies Washington, DC -- The use of episiotomy during labor should be restricted, with physicians encouraged to use clinical judgment to decide when the procedure is necessary, according to a new Practice Bulletin published by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in the April issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
String of ACOG press releases support normal birth by Special Delivery
A recent review of scientific studies confirms what childbirth advocates have long known: routine use of episiotomies does not benefit laboring women.
Episiotomies do more harm than good by Women's Health Activist
However, according to scientific evidence, routine episiotomies damage vaginal structures rather than protect them.
"The cut above" and "the cut below": the abuse of caesareans and ... by Diniz, Simone G.; Chacham, Alessandra S. / Reproductive Health Matters
 
 
 
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