Protecting the perineum in childbirth 3: perineal care today
- 2 August 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mark Allen Group in British Journal of Midwifery
- Vol. 2 (8) , 356-361
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.1994.2.8.356
Abstract
Recent evidence that a slow physiological birth does not negatively affect maternal or fetal wellbeing, and that the routine use of episiotomy is not justified, has led to a revival of traditional methods of protecting the perineum. This article examines some of the theories underpinning current practice.Keywords
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