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Article: HEALTH-LATAM: PREGNANT WOMEN SUBJECTED TO OUTDATED METHODS
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
- Article date:
- April 13, 2004
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Diana Cariboni
Inter Press Service English News Wire
04-13-2004
MONTEVIDEO, Apr. 12 (IPS/GIN) -- Despite the lack of a
scientific basis for practices like routine episiotomy, enemas and
perineal shaving, they continue to be used in maternity hospitals
throughout much of Latin America.
Unnecessary c-sections are also common, while hospitals
routinely prohibit women from being accompanied in often
overcrowded labour rooms and during delivery by their husbands or
another companion of their choice.
The episiotomy, an incision made in the area between the vagina
and anus (perineum) during the last stages of labour and delivery
to expand the opening of the vagina in order to prevent tearing
during ...