Episiotomies are very preventable. Here is a great blog post I came across today, all about tearing and episiotomies. Things like forceps and vacuum can damage your pelvic floor but it is a fallacy that only normal birth damages your pelvic floor. It is the prolonged weight of pregnancy that can result in pelvic floor issues - women who have c/s have pelvic floor issues too. I also posted a youtube clip on painful sex and c/s today.

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