episiotomy

"There's No Place Like Home" For Childbirth

A healthy pregnant woman should be birthing at home. I don’t understand the response “I just feel safer in the hospital”. When your chances of a hospital cesarean are closing in on 35% in this country. One of the highest cesarean rates of civilized countries. The homebirth cesarean rate is …

The evil E

Dawn February 24, 2010 Informational / Natural Parenting & Lifestyles

Episiotomy. Nobody wants to tear down there. Right? An episiotomy is a surgical incision in the perineum (the area of skin between the vagina and the anus). For many years, episiotomy was a routine childbirth technique thought to prevent more extensive tears and heal faster. Actually, there is little evidence …