What's more, episiotomies are more likely than spontaneous tears to result in more severe third- or fourth-degree perineal tears, which can extend all the way to the rectum. These types of tears take ...

At one time, episiotomy was a routine procedure performed on women during childbirth. These days, however, it is increasingly used on a case-by-case basis. Research conducted in the municipality of ...

LOS ANGELES, May 7 – While episiotomy rates have continued to decrease over the past 19 years, the procedure is still overused, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of ...

Mothers who have an episiotomy during their first delivery are more likely to require the procedure in subsequent deliveries, according to new research conducted at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ...

Postpartum perineal or pelvic pain is discomfort in the lower part of your body – basically anywhere around the vagina, perineum (the skin and muscle between your vagina and anus), or deeper in the ...