Health

Mon Oct 24

What we know about perineal tearing, and how to reduce it during childbirth

Written by Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Western Sydney University

A simple heat pack can reduce pain and perineal tearing during childbirth. Shutterstock/Uber Images

A common fear women have when contemplating having a baby is whether the birth will tear the tissues between the vagina and anus, also known as the perineum. How can something as big as a 3.5kg baby come out of something as small as a vagina without...

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