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Posts Tagged ‘perineal massage’

Preparing For Birth – Has episiotomy been replaced by this practice?

By PFB Midwife | August 25, 2009 | 4

In recent months I have noticed that during the end part of pushing and through delivery, care providers and/or nurses are doing very, very aggressive vaginal and perineal stretching.  This is not the gentle perineal massage I have seen in the past.  Even though I do not believe even that is necessary, it certainly was…

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