In obstetrics there is a common but particularly controversial procedure called an episiotomy.
surgical repair of injury to the vulva by suturing.
Episotomy is the surgical lengthening of the vaginal orifice through an incision in the perineum, made during labor with the aid of a scalpel or scissors and which requires suturing.
The practice is indicated when there are difficulties with the delivery of the baby, in natural childbirth, and the first report of application of the practice dates from 1741.
Episiorrhaphy is the name given to the suture made after cutting.
The whole process is controversial, and many scholars in the area have been raised by the application of episiotomy only when strictly necessary. The indiscriminate use of the technique, as a way to forcefully accelerate labor, only results in unnecessary suffering for the woman.
An episotomy takes about 6 weeks to heal, during which sexual intercourse is impossible.
Although there are calls for a more sensible use of this cut in the perineum, application rates are still high in countries like the United States (62.5 percent of women who have natural childbirth) and Brazil (90%, according to a study that attached to this answer).
On the contrary, we have countries like Sweden, with application of the technique in 9.70% of the parturients.
Concerns about the indiscriminate use of the process range from the suffering of the parturient to hospital expenses, increased due to the longer postpartum hospital stay.
Anyway, if you are going to become a father or mother and intend to bet on natural childbirth, talk to your obstetrician about it.
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