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 About Episiotomy Description: A collection of links to articles on the subject plus information on using exercise to avoid and recover from the procedure. (pregnancy.about.com) |
| Baby Center: Episiotomy Description: The how and why, including commonly asked questions and their answers. Includes user submitted comments on personal experiences with the procedure. (babycenter.com) |
| Benefits and Risks of Episiotomy Description: 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. (gentlebirth.org) |
| Birth Psychology: Epsiotomy Description: A description of the procedure, its purposes, and women's responses to it. (birthpsychology.com) |
| Childbirth.org: Episiotomy Resources Description: Articles on the use of kegels and prenatal perineal massage to avoid necessity. Includes links to other articles about the procedure. (childbirth.org) |
| Episiotomy: Ritual Genital Mutilation in Western Obstetrics Description: An article denouncing the practice of routinely cutting the perineum during hospital deliveries in the United States with abstracts for related studies. (changesurfer.com) |
| Get Through Childbirth in One Piece Description: An article with references about methods for avoiding the procedure, written by the author of the book by the same name. (midwifeinfo.com) |
| Much Ado About a Little Cut Description: Article from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggesting that routine episiotomy is no longer advisable. (acog.com) |
| Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities: Episiotomy Description: Summary of significant points, references, and abstracts from related studies from this book on obstetric myths. (efn.org) |
| Parent's Place: Episiotomy Description: Article on the pros and cons of the procedure. (parentsplace.com) |
| Perineal Massage: Your How-To Guide Description: Article on how performing perineal massage may allow the mother to give birth without an episiotomy or laceration. (parentsplace.com) |
| Perineal Protection - Avoiding Tears and Episiotomy Description: Suggestions for avoiding the procedure from midwives, including the use of perineal massage and birth stools. (gentlebirth.org) |
