Comments on: Is Episiotomy Really Necessary? http://bethyoga.com/392/is-episiotomy-really-necessary/ yoga for pregnancy, birth and beyond Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:19:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Natalie http://bethyoga.com/392/is-episiotomy-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Natalie Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:17:22 +0000 http://bethyoga.com/?p=392#comment-229 Great post. I like your honest, open/blunt approach. This isn't a subject to be sugar-coated and I'm so surprised as to how many women don't know that they are, in nearly all cases, not needed. I'm so thankful that the military hospital in which I delivered both of my girls, does not do these on a routine basis . Even during the tour, the staff even told us that they try hard to avoid them. But, I still made it very clear in my birth plan that I did not want one. I'm also grateful I had a waterbirth with my second one. As you know, water helps soften the area and, therefore, can help reduce tearing and so on and so forth. Great post. I like your honest, open/blunt approach. This isn’t a subject to be sugar-coated and I’m so surprised as to how many women don’t know that they are, in nearly all cases, not needed.

I’m so thankful that the military hospital in which I delivered both of my girls, does not do these on a routine basis . Even during the tour, the staff even told us that they try hard to avoid them. But, I still made it very clear in my birth plan that I did not want one.

I’m also grateful I had a waterbirth with my second one. As you know, water helps soften the area and, therefore, can help reduce tearing and so on and so forth.

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