episiotomy

• “When I the word episiotomy, I pushed with all my might, and the baby's head and right hand slipped out.”

  Son is 7!

• “An episiotomy is a procedure wherein the doctor takes a pair of scissors and cuts you down there!”

  Simon & Schuster: You’ll Lose the Baby Weight

• “An episiotomy is a surgical incision of the perineum that enlarges the vaginal outlet.”

  Simon & Schuster: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn

• “An episiotomy is a surgical incision of the vulva to prevent tearing during the second stage of labor.”

  Simon & Schuster: Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible

• “An episiotomy is a cut made to enlarge the vaginal opening so that the baby can get out more easily.”

  Simon & Schuster: Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth

• “An episiotomy is an incision made along the perineum, which is the area between the vagina and the rectum, to allow more room for the baby.”

  Simon & Schuster: Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth

• “An episiotomy is a cut made with scissors from your vagina toward your rectum.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Simple Guide to Having a Baby

• “After seeing these cakes, I am surprised no one worked terms like "episiotomy" or "back labor" onto the cake at the shower.”

  Curbing Their Enthusiasm

• “Last year, the TV presenter Claudia Winkleman memorably declared that she wasn't daunted about taking over Film 2010 from Jonathan Ross because: "Once you've had an episiotomy, you don't give a toss about anything… I'll be saying to myself as we go live, 'At least this isn't going to end in stitches.”

  The Guardian: Think motherhood turns your brain to mush? Think again | Gaby Hinsliff

• “I learned early in my career that if I was delivering a women who had had a previous clitorectomy, I needed to cut a good episiotomy, even if she had had prior children, because the scarred upper portion of her genital tract would massively tear at delivery.”

  Ending Genital Mutilation, Village by Village

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