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It is illegal for doulas to provide any form of medical intervention, such as practising birthing techniques that should only ...

Bassy was full of hope, eager to embrace motherhood. However, complications during childbirth left her with obstetric fistula ...

I took an autoethnographic approach to this study as I had my own experience of a 4th degree tear following the birth of my second baby, and the resulting long term consequences have had a ...

Because of where they are located, there is little capacity for these tears to heal without treatment. No blood supply means no red blood cells to repair tissue. They can lead to early osteoarthritis.

Objective Episiotomy is still performed widely by obstetricians and midwives in some Chinese maternity units, but the reasons are unknown. This study aims to determine the knowledge, attitude and ...

Complete tears almost invariably require surgery. Many partial patellar tendon tears do not heal well on their own. If left untreated, they will lead to the weakening of the quadriceps muscle and the ...

either with a severe tear or sometimes haemorrhaging. "I have seen with a colleague, for example, that a woman was persuaded [by her doula] not to have a fourth degree repair in hospital.