0 a cut made at the opening of the vagina while a woman is giving birth, to make it easier for the baby to come out without causing injury:
I didn't have to have a episiotomy, even with a big baby.
The midwife said she wanted to give me an episiotomy and I told her I would prefer to tear naturally.
A woman might require stitching after an episiotomy.
I had scar tissue from my episiotomy.
"We're doing fewer and fewer episiotomies, thank goodness," said Patricia Crane, director of nurse midwifery services.
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May 10, 2021
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