. the repairer even commented that the main benefit was that it wouldn't burn when she pees.
She could lean forwards while she wees, couldn’t she? From a consumer’s viewpoint all that I’ve heard/read about episiotomies show that cutting with scissors will make a deeper cut (slicing and crushing into the deeper layers of skin and underlying muscle) which does not heal as well as a natural tear would. I know some tears are big, and ragged, and may need to be sutured, but I’ve heard tears generally heal better than an episiotomy.
How about some episiotomy prevention? Warm packs, gentle hands, gentle pushes, water, slow second stage – again, I know that there are emergency situations that evolve during birth, I just don’t think the current episiotomy rate is a true indication of how useless perineums are at stretching.
The list once discussed putting the episiotomy scissors in a separate sterile pack, which was then placed in a drawer, etc, so that they weren’t ‘handy’ during that crucial moment of decision. I think this is a great way to start decreasing the episiotomy rate. Whoever thought of this initiative truly understands human motivation – if it’s there, use it...
I once read:
“If God can make a tree (substitute anything you like here – blade of grass, etc) with perfection, why do we think He/She can’t make perineums that work perfectly?”
Birthing Beautifully,
Jackie Mawson.
Convenor of Birthrites: Healing After Caesarean Inc.
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