I decided to pay closer attention to how often this procedure was happening and to my surprise it was happening frequently. " Episiotomy is the most common operation in women and is performed on 70% of primips and 30% of multips." ... Recommended procedures need to be more detailed, since during labor fetal heart rates are hard to interpret. ... The reasons for its popularity (episiotomy) included substitution of a straight, neat surgical incision for the ragged laceration that otherwise might result. ... How to prevent the occurrence of episiotomies Episiotomies are given still more oft...

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