There has been a steady decline in overall rates of episiotomy in the USA over the last four decades, and growing consensus in the literature that midline episiotomy was more harmful than ...

Episiotomy during vaginal delivery was first recommended in 1920 as a way to protect the pelvic floor from lacerations and protect the fetal head from trauma. It was rapidly adopted as a standard ...

An expert hired by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia says a Cape Breton gynecologist gave incomplete and ...

Perineal HAase injection during the second stage of labour probably reduces swelling in the perineal area 24 hours after vaginal delivery when compared with placebo injection. More studies of high ...