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The how and why, including commonly asked questions and their answers. Includes user submitted
comments on personal experiences with the procedure.
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/childbirth/165.html
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Much Ado About a Little Cut
Article from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggesting that routine
episiotomy is no longer advisable.
http://www.acog.com/from_home/publications/green_journal/wrapper.cfm?document=2000/ong11779fla.htm
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Perineal Massage: Your How-To Guide
Article on how performing perineal massage may allow the mother to give birth without an episiotomy
or laceration.
http://www.parentsplace.com/expert/midwife/qas/0,10338,239741_113778,00.html
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Parent's Place: Episiotomy
Article on the pros and cons of the procedure.
http://www.parentsplace.com/expert/birthguru/articles/0,10335,243385_188710,00.html
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Perineal Protection - Avoiding Tears and Episiotomy
Suggestions for avoiding the procedure from midwives, including the use of perineal massage and
birth stools.
http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/perinealProtection.html
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Get Through Childbirth in One Piece
An article with references about methods for avoiding the procedure, written by the author of the
book by the same name.
http://www.midwifeinfo.com/topic-episiotomy.php
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About Episiotomy
A collection of links to articles on the subject plus information on using exercise to avoid and
recover from the procedure.
http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/episiotomy/
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Birth Psychology: Epsiotomy
A description of the procedure, its purposes, and women's responses to it.
http://www.birthpsychology.com/messages/episiotomy/episiotomy.html
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Benefits and Risks of Episiotomy
Text of the manuscript subtitled "A Review of the English-Language Literature Since 1980"
by R.J. Woolley which summarize the findings of studies on the subject.
http://www.gentlebirth.org/format/woolley.html
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Episiotomy: Ritual Genital Mutilation in Western Obstetrics
An article denouncing the practice of routinely cutting the perineum during hospital deliveries in
the United States with abstracts for related studies.
http://www.changesurfer.com/Hlth/episiotomy.html
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Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities: Episiotomy
Summary of significant points, references, and abstracts from related studies from this book on
obstetric myths.
http://www.efn.org/~djz/birth/obmyth/epis.html
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Childbirth.org: Episiotomy Resources
Articles on the use of kegels and prenatal perineal massage to avoid necessity. Includes links to
other articles about the procedure.
http://www.childbirth.org/articles/epis.html
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