FREE - How To Do Perineal Massage
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Your perineum is the area of tissue between the opening of the vagina and the anus. This is the area of skin that greatly stretches to allow baby to be delivered. This section of skin is very elastic and is one of the fastest healing parts of the body, but to help reduce tearing we can use perineal massage.
A study on 99 participants revealed that perineal massage significantly reduced the duration of second-stage labor and the need for episiotomies. Therefore, it is believed to reduce perineal damage during childbirth.