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Episiotomy is once again at the forefront of a study.
For years the debate has raged about whether or not routine episiotomy presented any benefits for the laboring woman and her baby. Theories of smarter babies and less trauma were bandied about as well as better outcomes for the mother and her future sexual partners. Recently a calm has come over the obstetrics and midwifery communities as it was gradually accepted that routine episiotomy had no place in modern birth. They say that this number is still too high and once again refute the touted benefits of routine episiotomy. So this brings to mind the questions of when should episiotomies be done and on whom.