Perineal massage

Antenatal perineal massage (APM) or birth canal widening (BCW) to 10cm diameter, is the mimicking of the massaging action of a baby's head, which occurs with each uterine contraction, on the opening to the birth canal or the vagina prior to birth, hence the name massage of a pregnant woman's perineum, the part around the opening to the (birth canal), at 16 weeks onwards, during the first relaxin hormone surge (as baby is viable 28 weeks onwards) and usually on 4-6 separate occasions. ^[1]

10 relations: Birthing chair, Episiotomy, Kegel exercise, Massage, Obstetrical forceps, Perineum, Pregnancy, Relaxin, Vagina, Ventouse.

Birthing chair

A birthing chair, also known as a birth chair, is a device that is shaped to assist a woman in the physiological upright posture during childbirth.

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Episiotomy

Episiotomy, also known as perineotomy, is a surgical incision of the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall generally done by a midwife or obstetrician.

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Kegel exercise

Kegel exercise, also known as pelvic floor exercise, consists of repeatedly contracting and relaxing the muscles that form part of the pelvic floor, now sometimes colloquially referred to as the "Kegel muscles".

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Massage

Massage is to work and act on the body with pressure.

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Obstetrical forceps

Obstetrical Forceps is an instrument that can be used to assist the delivery of a baby as an alternative to the ventouse (vacuum extraction) method.

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Perineum

The perineum is the space between the anus and scrotum in the male and between the anus and the vulva in the female.

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Pregnancy

Pregnancy, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman.

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Relaxin

Relaxin is a protein hormone of about 6000 Da first described in 1926 by Frederick Hisaw.

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Vagina

In mammals, the vagina is the elastic, muscular part of the female genital tract.

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Ventouse

Ventouse, also known as vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery or vacuum extraction (VE), is a method to assist delivery of a baby using a vacuum device.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perineal_massage

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