Taking Your Questions: Episiotomy

In today's episode Sarah & Charli talk all about episiotomies, or artificially cutting the perineal tissue during a birth. They answer a listener question about why it's done, the prevalence, how it can be avoided, and what recovery looks like.

Key Takeaways

• Sarah and Charli explain what an episiotomy is: a cut made in the perineal tissue during birth.
• They answer a listener's question about why episiotomies are done and how common they are.
• The episode also covers how an episiotomy can be avoided and what recovery looks like.