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Your perineum & how to look after it
By Debra Stottor on 17/08/2010 01:08:16
Your perineum is important in childbirth and may be sore after giving birth, so it's good to find out about it now!
Your perineum before and after birth It’s a part of your body you’ve probably never given a great deal of thought to, never mind worked out exactly where it is, but it will be affected by childbirth, so it pays to find out a bit more about it
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Guide to episiotomy
By Kimberley Smith on 16/08/2010 17:04:29
Your doctor may recommend an episiotomy - a surgical cut made in the perineum - during labour if there is a likelihood of tearing while you give birth.
Episiotomy during labourAn episiotomy is a surgical cut made in the perineum during birth to make it easier for your doctor or midwife to deliver your baby. During birth, a huge amount of pressure is put on the delicate skin around your vagina
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33 weeks pregnant - seven weeks left
By Maria Muennich on 27/08/2008 00:57:55
49 days to go until your due date and you're probably feeling a little cramped in there
for not starting your pelvic floor work out today.Get in touch with your perineum - With only 7 weeks to go it's a good time to start daily perineal massage to prepare your perineum for the stretching that happens at birth. If you've never heard of your perineum
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What is an episiotomy?
By Maria Muennich on 28/08/2008 10:20:14
How and when this surgical cut during labour is performed, why it may sometimes be considered necessary and what you can do to avoid having one
Episiotomy - what is it?An episiotomy is a small surgical cut made in the perineum, the muscles between your vagina and your anus, to allow a baby to be born more easily or quickly once the head is crowning. The cut is done under a local
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Birth: Tearing and Episiotomies
By ThinkBaby on 26/05/2009 01:04:16
Having a baby can be painful if you tear or need an episiotomy, but knowing about it now could help minimise the risk during labour
inhale.5.Stretch six times in each direction. Alternate leg position and repeat with the other hand.Q&A: tearing and episiotomyWhy might I tear?When you are pushing your baby out, your perineum (the skin and muscle between your vagina and back passage
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Perineal massage - how and why
By Maria Muennich on 18/08/2010 01:28:12
Help avoid tearing or an episiotomy during birth with regular perineal massage in the final weeks of pregnancy
What is perineal massage?Perineal massage is a way of preparing the tissues of the perineum, the area between your vagina and anus, for the stretching that is necessary during childbirth. During birth, the perineal tissues need to stretch a good
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Pregnancy and thrush
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/04/2007 01:05:57
Like many other discomforts of womanhood, pregnancy can heighten your susceptibility to the problem of thrush.
as an intense itchiness of the vagina but sometimes can also irritate other nearby parts of your body like your perineum. It can also make your vagina feel very dry, and you will notice a thick white discharge in your knickers and when you wipe after going
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Injections to treat Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)
By Kimberley Smith on 29/02/2012 11:49:27
Injections for post-baby SUI are available on the NHS and offer a choice before surgery for mums still suffering with bladder weakness after recovering from childbirth
...Recovering from giving birthGet to know your perineumSex after having a baby
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Can labour be too fast?
By ThinkBaby on 19/08/2010 03:24:50
Fast labour may be every pregnant woman's dream but can labour be too quick?
the baby's head and shoulders out of the vagina. For the mother, a too-fast birth can cause unneccessary tearing to the vagina or perineum (the tissue between the vagina and anus) which requires stitches and in some cases can take months to heal properly
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Forceps delivery
By Laura Lee Davies on 26/08/2010 01:52:52
Forceps are sometimes used during delivery to help the you and your baby
aside. However, using forceps can increase the risk of the mother needing stitches because of a tear or an episiotomy, and there can be a greater risk of damage to the perineum and muscles around the anus.There can be some bruising to the baby
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