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Re: perineal stretchingFrom: Suzanne (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 23 May 1999 21:30:38 -0400
At 08:19 PM 5/23/1999 -0500, you wrote: >When the vacuum extractor is used to assist delivery, when is the >episiotomy performed, is it at crowning or some other time? If it is >earlier then how can the perineum stretch? Would it stretch at all if >epis. is off to the side? All the times I've seen the VE used (several different doctors), an episiotomy has not been done, and there was no tearing caused by the VE. ****************************** Suzanne S. Powell, ICCE Childbirth Educator, Doula, Apprentice/Student Midwife -- Peachtree City, Ga.
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