Since your baby’s head is the size of a cantaloupe during childbirth, it’s no wonder many women experience vaginal tearing. These lacerations (also known as perineal tears) happen in the perineum, ...

Postpartum pain occurs after a woman gives birth and can have several causes. Oftentimes, when a woman gives birth, she either tears her perineum or her doctor must make a cut in it to widen the ...

Feeling a little – or a lot – sore after labor and delivery? It's totally normal – and honestly, kind of unavoidable. Between pushing, possible tearing, and just the sheer marathon of labor, your ...

Vaginal tears, also known as perineal tears, can occur when the baby’s head is coming out of the vaginal opening during childbirth. This can happen when the vagina doesn’t stretch easily or when the ...

The perineum lies near several nerves, muscles, and organs, so it’s not uncommon to feel pain in this area. Injuries, urinary tract issues, infections, and other conditions can cause perineum pain.

A simulation forceps training program developed for obstetrics residents reduced third and fourth degree perineal tears by 26 percent during real-life deliveries with forceps. A simulation forceps ...

The use of episiotomy during childbirth has declined in Canada, although its benefit in births assisted by forceps or vacuum merits reconsideration of this practice, according to a large study ...

Hannah Dahlen receives funding from NHMRC and ARC. Christine Rubertsson receives funding from Lund university, Regional South Funds (SUS), Government ALF research grants from Lund university and Lund ...

As if delivering a healthy second child into the world wasn’t enough to be happy about, Chrissy Teigen is also celebrating having made it through childbirth without dealing with a rough perineal tear.

A new mum has gone viral on TikTok after revealing her unique tip for reducing the risk of perineal tearing during birth – using a warm, olive oil compress. Speaking to her followers the new mum, who ...

Chances are, you probably know enough about episiotomies — where an incision is made in the perineum to enlarge the vaginal opening and make room for baby's grand entrance — to know that you'd rather ...