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Posted
Wed 01 Jul 2009 12:00am
If you have had an episiotomy during your delivery you know the difficulty. You could have very well prevented the pain and discomfort with a perineal massage and kegel exercises.
Episiotomy is the surgical procedure by which the skin between the vagina and the anus (perineum) is cut during child birth to expedite delivery or to prevent spontaneous
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Posted
Wed 17 Mar 2010 5:05pm
Heads up to www.wikipedia.com for the image.
What is an episiotomy ?
--An episiotomy is an incision, either straight down (midline) from the vaginal introitus (opening) towards and into the perineum, or is a medio-lateral incision off to the right or left side.
Why would an episiotomy be indicated or needed?
-- If there is an urgent or emergent
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Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 10:28pm
EurekaAlert reports on a study published in the September 2005 issue of Birth: Issues in PreNatal Care that rates of episiotomy are still high despite recommendations by obstetric, midwifery, and nursing bodies to limit the use of this procedure. A recent JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) article found that routine episiotomies
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Posted
Wed 21 Jul 2010 12:00am
When I was younger I remember hearing the word episiotomy in relation to childbirth but never really knew what it meant. As I got older, I heard the word less... of midwives both here in the US and in Nicaragua. She said that the practice of episiotomy in the US was almost completely extinct but that it was still commonly used in Latin America
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Posted
Wed 16 Dec 2009 8:57pm
This story of a mom whose OB cut an episiotomy after he missed the birth of the baby, saying he needed to for the placenta demonstrates the importance of Choosing your Care Provider wisely!
How can you do this?
Ask your Care Provider questions! Did the mom above ask her Care Provider “What percentage of your moms get episiotomies?” His
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Posted
Fri 25 Sep 2009 10:12pm
. This fabulous (and rather eye-opening) site has cesarean section and episiotomy rates by providers (note, not all providers are listed). The next time your Virginia provider states that he doesn't know what his/her cesarean/episiotomy rate is, you can just look him up! I am looking forward to the day when full disclosure will mean that doctors must choose
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Posted
Mon 22 Mar 2010 3:52pm
getting an episiotomy she could ask these questions:
Is the fear that I will need an episiotomy based on something in my circumstances?
Is it that 2 of my friend just had episiotomies?
Is it because I don’t trust my care provider?
Is it because I saw a scary birth on TV?
Take Action
The best antidote to worry is action. If there is an action
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Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:26pm
CNN has a very interesting piece and what surgeries to avoid and why and what to do instead of going under the knife -- here the 5 surgeries you want to avoid and link to the rest of the article:
- Hysterectomy
- Episiotomy
- Angioplasty
- Heartburn surgery
- Lower back surgery
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Posted
Sun 07 Sep 2008 12:17pm
Yesterday I had a prenatal visit with a client who will soon be having her second baby. One of her biggest concerns, really huge for her, is avoiding a repeat episiotomy... out, and how we will remind her care provider about her wishes as she is pushing.
When I came home, I happened to come across this:
one woman's episiotomy story
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