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Re: perineal stretching
From: Suzanne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 23 May 1999 21:30:38 -0400

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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.
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