Published on January 14, 2025 at 8:34 p.m. / Modified on January 14, 2025 at 8:35 p.m.
3 mins. reading
Episiotomy has long been a routine practice of childbirth. This medical procedure consists of cutting the wall of the vagina over a few centimeters to facilitate the passage of the baby, speed up delivery in the event that there is a vital emergency for the mother or the fetus, and avoid severe tearing of the area of the vagina. perineum, which separates the vagina from the anus.
“We practiced this act without really having scientific proof that it was effective in reducing risks,” observes Thomas Desplanches, professor at the Haute Ecole de santé de Genève (HEdS) and associate researcher in pediatric and perinatal epidemiology at the University of Paris. Quoted. However, this operation can be experienced as a violent gesture by women, and which is painful postnatally.
Want to read all of our articles?
For CHF 29.- per month, enjoy unlimited access to our articles, without obligation!
-I subscribe
Good reasons to subscribe to Le Temps:
- Unlimited access to all content available on the website.
- Unlimited access to all content available on the mobile application
- Sharing plan of 5 articles per month
- Consultation of the digital version of the newspaper from 10 p.m. the day before
- Access to supplements and T, the Temps magazine, in e-paper format
- Access to a set of exclusive benefits reserved for subscribers
Already have an account?
Log in
Swiss
Related News :