SHORT CUT OR SWEET RELEASE?
Sep 23, 2019
3 minutes
YOU MAY HAVE heard the term “episiotomy”. But finding out what it is requires a bit of an anatomy lesson. So here goes…
Meet your perineum. The muscle tissue that connects the back posterior wall of your vagina to your rectum is your perineum.
The skin between your vulva and your anus has to stretch an incredible amount during a vaginal delivery – a baby with a head circumference of 50cm or more needs to pass through a small space, after all. It can be done, but stretching takes time.
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