Sentences with phrase «of routine episiotomies»

Within a few years the rate of routine episiotomies dropped precipitously and episiotomies are now almost solely reserved for forceps and vacuum delivery.

I had three babies during the height of routine episiotomies and never got one.

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They challenged routine procedures such as the episiotomy, the use of pain - killing drugs, and the use of forceps, which sometimes resulted in damage to the newborn.

In Spain, obstetric care includes routine enemas, pubic shaving, and episiotomy, procedures that are not evidence based and which ignore the WHO's guidelines on the care of women in labour.

Ina May Gaskin's C - section statistics over 40 years: 1.7 % American hospital C - section statistics: 32 % not including routine episiotomy and so on... Oh yes, I know who I would trust for my child's birth... And if the price of an intact body and a peaceful birth was «gentle stimulation» I would accept it with no hesitation... Of course I live in France where obstetric violence is the norm and home birth nearly considered as criminal by the establishment, but where puritanism is long gone (thank God)... You may remove this post as you did for my previous one... It's OK we've got lots of you this side of the Atlantic telling us what's good or bad for us and we trust them less and lesof an intact body and a peaceful birth was «gentle stimulation» I would accept it with no hesitation... Of course I live in France where obstetric violence is the norm and home birth nearly considered as criminal by the establishment, but where puritanism is long gone (thank God)... You may remove this post as you did for my previous one... It's OK we've got lots of you this side of the Atlantic telling us what's good or bad for us and we trust them less and lesOf course I live in France where obstetric violence is the norm and home birth nearly considered as criminal by the establishment, but where puritanism is long gone (thank God)... You may remove this post as you did for my previous one... It's OK we've got lots of you this side of the Atlantic telling us what's good or bad for us and we trust them less and lesof you this side of the Atlantic telling us what's good or bad for us and we trust them less and lesof the Atlantic telling us what's good or bad for us and we trust them less and less.

I think «routine» episiotomy has decrease significantly, but «selective use» of episiotomy still has its merits.

OBs weren't sure whether routine episiotomies were a good idea, so they studied the question, and determined that the answer was no, most of the time it doesn't help, although episiotomy can be helpful in carefully selected cases.

Truly unnecessary interventions, done out of ignorance, stupidity or cruelty are another matter, and are rare, based on old science that has long since been abandoned (routine episiotomy comes to mind), and I would join you in arms to prevent these.

Once a routine part of childbirth, an episiotomy is now recommended only in certain cases.

Although an episiotomy was once a routine part of childbirth, that's no longer the case.

Their particular concern is the «trends towards excessive, unnecessary, or inappropriate use of obstetric interventions» (p. 2178), including unnecessary ultrasound examinations, routine electronic fetal monitoring, routine episiotomy, high rates of labour induction and augmentation, and non-medically indicated CS.

That's the equivalent of obstetricians insisting that they are going to keep doing routine episiotomies because they believe in them despite the scientific evidence showing harm.

Lower your risk: Recent studies have shown that the routine use of episiotomy does not benefit the mother or newborn.

Unless it is the last resort, avoid medical intrusions such as labor induction, routine IV, delivery assisted by use of forceps, C - section, vacuum extraction, and episiotomy (rarely used nowadays).

«A number of observational studies and randomized trials, however, showed that routine episiotomy is associated with an increased incident of anal sphincter and rectal tears,» write the authors of Williams Obstetrics (23rd edition, p. 401, their emphasis), including a four to sixfold risk of fecal or flatus incontinence.

Erratum to «Routine Episiotomy Practice at a Tertiary Care Center in Saudi Arabia» [Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 (2016) 794 - 797]