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, ...

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 ...

You probably know enough about episiotomies, an incision that enlarges the vaginal opening so your infant can emerge during a vaginal birth, to know that you'd prefer to avoid a snip down there, thank ...

LOS ANGELES, May 7 – While episiotomy rates have continued to decrease over the past 19 years, the procedure is still overused, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of ...

At one time, episiotomy was a routine procedure performed on women during childbirth. These days, however, it is increasingly used on a case-by-case basis. Research conducted in the municipality of ...

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 ...

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 ...

KARACHI: A multi-country study recently published in an international journal has linked episiotomy — an obstetric procedure routinely carried out in many developing countries, including Pakistan — ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am pregnant with my first child and was told by my obstetrician that in some circumstances an episiotomy is necessary. I thought this was no longer done and that it's actually ...

One of the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States -- an incision many pregnant women receive to make childbirth less damaging -- has no benefits and actually causes more ...