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Top : Health : Reproductive_Health : Pregnancy_and_Birth : Childbirth : Episiotomy
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  • About Episiotomy: A collection of links to articles on the subject plus information on using exercise to avoid and recover from the procedure.
  • Baby Center: Episiotomy: The how and why, including commonly asked questions and their answers. Includes user submitted comments on personal experiences with the procedure.
  • Benefits and Risks of Episiotomy: Text of the manuscript subtitled "A Review of the English-Language Literature Since 1980" by R.J. Woolley which summarize the findings of studies on the subject.
  • Birth Psychology: Epsiotomy: A description of the procedure, its purposes, and women's responses to it.
  • Episiotomy: Ritual Genital Mutilation in Western Obstetrics: An article denouncing the practice of routinely cutting the perineum during hospital deliveries in the United States with abstracts for related studies.
  • Get Through Childbirth in One Piece: An article with references about methods for avoiding the procedure, written by the author of the book by the same name.
  • Much Ado About a Little Cut: Article from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggesting that routine episiotomy is no longer advisable.
  • NPR : Study Questions Value of Episiotomies: A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds no benefit from episiotomies. Melissa Block talks with Dr. Katherine E. Hartmann, who is lead author of the study. [3:53 streaming audio broadcast]
  • Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities: Episiotomy: Summary of significant points, references, and abstracts from related studies from this book on obstetric myths.
  • Parent's Place: Episiotomy: Article on the pros and cons of the procedure.
  • Perineal Massage: Your How-To Guide: Article on how performing perineal massage may allow the mother to give birth without an episiotomy or laceration.
  • Perineal Protection - Avoiding Tears and Episiotomy: Suggestions for avoiding the procedure from midwives, including the use of perineal massage and birth stools.


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