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Do Normal Delivery Requires Stitches?

Sophia Al-Mansoor • • 8 min read
Do Normal Delivery Requires Stitches?

Approximately 70% of women who have a vaginal birth will experience some degree of damage to the perineum, due to a tear or cut (episiotomy

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It is directed diagonally in a straight line which runs about 2.5 cm (1 in) away from the anus (midpoint between the anus and the ischial tuberosity). Median: The incision commences from the centre of the fourchette and extends on the posterior side along the midline for 2.5 cm (1 in).
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), and will need stitches.

Is normal delivery possible without stitches?

Only 2% of women endure the most severe form of perineal tearing during birth, involving the vagina, perineum and sometimes the anus. Around 27% of women experience no tearing at all, while 23% have a very minor vaginal tear or graze that often does not require stitches and heals on its own.

Is stitching done in normal delivery?

After your baby's birth, you may have needed stitches in the skin near your vagina. The stitches might have closed an episiotomy (a cut that enlarges the opening of the vagina). Or you may have needed stitches to repair torn skin. Either way, your stitches should dissolve within weeks.

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