\”Episiotomy\” refers to \”episiotomy\”, which is to cut the perineum of vaginal mothers to facilitate delivery. There are many real reasons for mothers who need lateral incisions nowadays: modern mothers lack exercise, vaginal contraction is not strong enough, and the fetus cannot be delivered; some pregnant women are over-nourished, resulting in excessively large fetuses; these are the reasons for the prevalence of \”lateral incisions\”.
If the mother does not exercise, the fetus will not be transected
During childbirth, the fetus comes out of the uterus, passes through the vagina, and then falls to the ground. Even if it is a natural delivery, the midwife must decide whether to \”cut\” the mother\’s perineum based on the mother\’s condition.
Although the vagina can be expanded, if the fetus is too large, the diameter of the fetal head and fetal body can reach 10 cm, which is particularly likely to cause perineal tears in the mother. Therefore, midwives will perform episiotomy for the mother in time to prevent the perineal tear from being too severe, affecting healing and easily forming scars. In addition, some fetuses are in poor fetal position, and doctors need to rotate the fetus\’ head during delivery to make the delivery process go smoothly. At this time, the perineum also needs to be pricked.
Two hours after the cervix is fully opened, the delivery must be ended, because the fetus stays in the birth canal for too long, which not only easily damages the maternal pelvic floor muscles, but also causes vaginal swelling, urinary incontinence, fetal hypoxia, and even intracranial hemorrhage. However, some women who are not physically strong enough, or elderly women with heart disease or high blood pressure, cannot end delivery within 2 hours, so they have to undergo a vaginal incision.
Experts stress the importance of pre-pregnancy check-ups. Some pregnant women do not pay attention to prenatal gynecological examinations, resulting in inflammation of their private parts. Such women are more likely to cause vaginal tearing and uneven wounds during childbirth, which affects wound sutures. Therefore, people with gynecological inflammation need to undergo episiotomy.
Hard braces without trimming will affect sex even more
After all, an episiotomy is a surgery. If an incision is made in the vagina, will it be difficult to heal and will it affect sex life? Experts said: \”On the contrary, timely incision of the perineum will help to resume sexual life as soon as possible after delivery.\”
If a woman who has had an episiotomy insists on not having surgery, her vagina will be torn to varying degrees, and in severe cases, she may even experience vulvar prolapse and incontinence. After maternal perineal tear, the edge of the wound is very irregular. This will not only prolong the wound healing time, but also easily form scars, making postpartum sex life uncomfortable. This scar is larger than an episiotomy scar. For example, a woman with a minor perineal tear will be in pain for weeks, bleed profusely, and have unsightly wounds that heal. If the vaginal opening and anus are damaged, resulting in the vagina directly connecting to the anus, there will be more problems in future sexual life.
An episiotomy is a 4-5 cm long incision made at the external vaginal opening. The incision is small, the suturing is timely, and the healing is fast. The incision usually grows in about 5 days and the stitches are removed. No nodules will be left in the vagina, and the mother will not feel like a foreign body during postpartum sexual intercourse.
In addition, the vaginalElastane is like a rubber band. When you pull hard with your hand, it will stretch, and when you let go, it will return to its original shape. After childbirth, the elastic fibers in the vagina will shrink and return to their prenatal state, which will not affect the quality of sex.