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Obstetrics
Routine use of episiotomy offers no benefits to women
May 26th, 2005
Routine use of episiotomy for uncomplicated vaginal births does not provide immediate or longer term benefits for the mother, according to a review of scientific evidence sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Episiotomy is the surgical cutting of the perineum - the skin between the vaginal opening and the anus - and is a common procedure used in an estimated one-third of vaginal deliveries to hasten birth or prevent tearing of the skin during delivery. The findings were published in the May 4, 2005, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The review,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-26)
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