Anyone have any tips/advice to avoid an episiotomy?
Of course if there is a risk to the baby and it is the only option then so be it - but I've read mixed documentation on the use of it these days. from it falling out of use unless in an emergency to some doctors still using it for non emergencies.
they don't ever tell you that recovery from it can sometimes be longer and more painful than a cesarean.
Do you think I can say that in my birth plan? To avoid an episiotomy unless there is a risk to me or the baby? Or even more extreme to say if it came to that I'd rather a cesarean than an episiotomy?
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Anyone have any tips/advice to avoid an episiotomy?
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LillianFullStop · 23/08/2016 14:23
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