How helpful is perineal massage?


3. Patience-a slow birth of the head and shoulders can help minimize and even prevent perineal tears.

Perineal massage started because we wanted to help women, keeping them from tearing during birth. Why? Our bodies are designed to give birth. But if women are feeling uncomfortable about it, feeling violated, then is it really all that helpful?

Keeping reading:

Men, Moses and the Strong, Proud Daughters of EveLeilah McKracken's essay about the "Moses Manuever", also known as perineal massage.
http://www.birthlove.com/pages/bl_cols/m...

Leilah discusses abuse issues for women and perineal massage.
http://www.birthlove.com/pages/bl_cols/b...

Sandrine's birth story where she shares the joys and disatisfaction of a birth where perineal massage was used.
http://www.birthlove.com/pages/sandrine....

Maurenne Griese is a registered nurse, doula and mother of four breastfed children, a prolific writer and a web design dabbler. She's been busy caring for baby Austin, who's now 10 weeks as of this writing, and designing her new website, http://konzababy.tripod.com

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