Episiotomy
- 05-27-2009, 10:19 PM #25Registered User
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For the ladies who had episiotomies, was there any scarring later on after the wound healed? I tore and still have horrible scarring that is really irritating.
- 05-27-2009, 11:44 PM #26Registered User
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I've really never heard of a case where an episiotomy was helpful when a baby is in distress--episiotomies are done more for the mother than the baby--usually if the baby is in distress it's from some other reason (lodged in the birth canal and not coming down)--a mere bit of skin isn't going to really hold the baby back, I don't think.
This is incorrect, when a baby is in distress in the late pushing stage an episiotomy can speed up delivery by 5-15 minutes, it is one of the medical reasons for doing an episiotomy,
- 05-28-2009, 09:50 AM #27Registered User
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thanka2, i didn't have any scar....
- 05-28-2009, 05:23 PM #28Registered User
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I think it all depends thanka2...I tore both times and have no scarring whatsoever and then you will have women who do...perhaps just luck of the draw.
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