Sentences with phrase «episiotomy cut»

I am 4 months postpartum and had a very severe episiotomy cut when my son was born.

The suggested uses include applying a ground - up oak gall paste to an episiotomy cut (the surgical cut between the vagina and anus sometimes made during childbirth), and boiling the oak galls to create a feminine wash.

Women feel the moment they enter a hospital they will be strapped to a bed, pitted, and end up with either an episiotomy cut or a c / s cut for reasons that will have little to do with their safety or their baby's.

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And while I never overtly contradicted a care provider, unplugged my clients from their monitors without permission or guidance from their nurses, put my hand in front of a pair of scissors about to cut an episiotomy, or secretly hoped for an accidental home birth (or any other opportunity to catch a baby), my birth bag and arms - load - of - balls did some serious damage to my relationship (as a doula) with hospital staff.

She asked if she could cut a small episiotomy.

To be clear, though, I don't think the doctor should've cut an episiotomy if you specifically requested not to have one even in the event of an impending tear.

But that is EXACTLY what you are doing — saying a vaginal tear is better than a surgical cut (episiotomy)!!!!!

It has also been shown that with midwife - led care, women are less likely to be hospitalised during pregnancy or to experience regional anaesthesia, episiotomy (a cut in the perineum) or an instrumental delivery of their baby.

An episiotomy is a surgical cut in the muscular area between your vagina and anus (the perineum) which is performed right before delivery to enlarge your vaginal opening.

A lot of moms wind up with episiotomies to get stuck babies out, but the worst - case scenario is an emergency C - section that requires general anesthesia, making the birth experience not only traumatizing for mom, but also cuts her out of the birth entirely.

An episiotomy is a surgical cut to your perineum (the area between your vagina and anus).

To perform an episiotomy, your healthcare provider will use surgical scissors to make a small cut in your perineum shortly before the baby is delivered.

An episiotomy is a surgical cut in the perineum (the area of the skin between the vagina and the rectum) which can help make the baby's entrance go a little more smoothly.

That's likely in large part because the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists now recommends that episiotomies — a surgical cut in your perineum (the muscular area between your vagina and your anus) right before delivery to enlarge your baby's exit — not be performed routinely.

At this point, an episiotomy, a cut made in the perineum to enlarge the vaginal opening, is possible but unlikely.

«I did end up having vacuum assistance (the cord was wrapped around my sons neck twice so after crowning he couldn't come out on his own) so I was given an episiotomy and even though it really hurts to have scissors cut you open it wasn't horrible.

To understand how traumatic this can be to a mother's body, the website for The Encyclopedia Of Surgery pointed out that a fourth degree episiotomy «extends through the rectum and cuts through skin, muscle, the rectal sphincter, and anal wall.»

EPISIOTOMY What: A surgical cut to the perinium and the muscle beneath it, between the vagina and the anus, during the pushing stage.

«LISTENING TO MOTHER»S NEEDS, TOO» ~ SECOND IN THE SERIES: Many gynaes routinely use episiotomy (the cutting of the perineum) as the baby's head emerges.

If you had a tear in your vaginal opening or a deliberate cut to widen it, called an episiotomy, you'll get stitches now.

The problem is many doctors see vaginal birth as «natural» even if forceps or vacuums are used, an epidural and pitocin are administered, episiotomies are cut, Moms are urged to stay in the supine position their entire labor, they are hooked up to a monitor, IV, and catheterized.

An episiotomy is a surgical cut made through the muscle in the perineum, the area between the vagina and the anus.

There's «high» and «moderate» evidence, respectively, that exercise during pregnancy reduces the risk of excess weight in babies at birth, and doesn't boost the risk of labor complications such as the need for induced labor or episiotomy (a surgical cut of vaginal tissue to aid delivery).

A loud social campaigner, Kitzinger spoke out against episiotomies, the act of cutting a labouring woman's perineum preemptively in order to avoid severe tearing; she considered it a form of genital mutilation, and many clinicians today say that naturally - occurring tears heal better than incisions and can largely be avoided by careful management.