Husband stitch
The husband stitch or husband's stitch, also known as the daddy stitch, husband's knot and vaginal tuck, is a surgical procedure in which one or more sutures than necessary are used to repair a woman's perineum after it has been torn or cut during childbirth. The claimed purpose is to tighten the opening of the vagina and thereby enhance the pleasure of her male sex partner during penetrative intercourse. Evidence for benefits is lacking. Medical perspective. While repair of the perineum may be medically necessary, an "extra" stitch is not, and may cause discomfort or  pain. Use of the term in the medical literature can be traced to "Transactions of the Texas State Medical Association" in 1885. There is also a reference to it in "What Women Want to Know" (1958), a book co-written by an American gynaecologist. It appears that no studies exist to determine whether the procedure occurs and how many women have been affected beyond anecdotal evidence. Many medical practitioners assert that reports about the procedure being an urban legend are false. One writer suggests that it might be a joke made by men to relieve tension after their partners have  given birth. However, there are several accounts of women who claim to have undergone this procedure without their consent. Popular culture. A short story by Carmen Maria Machado, "The Husband Stitch", first published in 2014 by "Granta", describes a woman undergoing the procedure. In Doom Patrol (TV series)’s season 2 premiere Cliff’s misogynist father tells him, "When that baby doctor asks if you want the husband stitch, you tell him, "I'll take two."