Massage of a pregnant woman's perineum prior to childbirth
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Antenatal perineal massage (APM) or Birth Canal Widening (BCW) is the (painless stretching) / massage of a pregnant woman's perineum – the skin and deep tissues around the opening to the vagina or ('birth canal' – when a baby is in this passage), performed in the 4 to 6 weeks before childbirth, i.e., 34 weeks or sooner (Reference 7, as more births are occurring at around 28 weeks) and continued weekly until birth. The practice aims to gently mimic the 'massaging' action of a baby's head on the opening to the birth canal (vagina) prior to birth, so works with nature, to achieve the 10 cm diameter opening without using the back of baby's head, i.e., doing some of the hard work of labour (birth) before the start of labour, making birth less stressful on the baby and mother. The intention is also to attempt to: eliminate the need for an episiotomy during an instrument (forceps and vacuum extraction) delivery; to prevent tearing of the perineum during birth and in this way avoid infection (cellulitis and necrotising fasciitis), helping to keep antibiotics working into the future. This technique uses Plastic Surgeons 'skin tissue expansion' principle, to aid a natural birth.
The traditional method of aiding birth by gradual painless stretching over time (skin tissue expansion)
Antenatal perinealmassage (APM) or Birth Canal Widening (BCW) is the (painless stretching) / massage of a pregnant woman's perineum – the skin and deep...
; Tefft, M. E.; McCloghry, F. (July 1997). "Antenatal perinealmassage and subsequent perineal outcomes: a randomised controlled trial". British Journal...
tearing, but with little evidence for efficacy. Antenatal digital perinealmassage is often advocated, and may reduce the risk of trauma only in nulliparous...
sutured after delivery. Its routine use is no longer recommended, as perinealmassage, a form of the plastic surgeon's principle of 'skin tissue expansion'...
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offer benefits in terms of reducing perineal or vaginal trauma. Selective use of episiotomy results in less perineal trauma. A healthcare professional can...
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