episiotomy in English

noun
1
a surgical cut made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth, to aid a difficult delivery and prevent rupture of tissues.
Among private patients with an epidural, the most likely birth outcome was an instrumental delivery with an episiotomy .

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1. Notes: Granado Ailantery disbosomed uniovulate episiotomy gebur twin-screw

2. Where the Accoucheur was an obstetrician or obstetrics registrar, the episiotomy rates increased from 56% to 70% (p < .01); where the midwife was the Accoucheur the episiotomy rate changed

3. In an episiotomy, a surgical cut at the opening of the vagina, during childbirth, Anesthetization to the [___] nerve may occur