A MUM-TO-BE pushed so hard during labour that she ended up rupturing her oesophagus. The 24-year-old, who has not been named, ...

If men gave birth, would midwives earn the same as footballers? If men gave birth, would perineal tears still be considered ...

And if you leave the hospital before it happens, it’s natural for your bathroom anxiety to grow. "I have a second-degree tear ...

It has been eight months since four-month old baby *Blessing was defiled by an 11-year-old boy. 8 months ago The ...

It has been eight months since four-month-old baby *Blessing was defiled by an 11-year-old boy. 8 months ago The Standard told baby *Blessing’s story ...

Tears caused by the high-powered water jet produced ... s reproductive systems due to powerful water jets rupturing their perineum when they fall off jet-skis.Credit: Justin McManus Women ...

Natural birth refers to vaginal delivery often with minimal or no medical intervention While a C-section is a surgical procedure in which the baby is delivered through an incision in the mother’s abdo ...

As beef cattle calving season is quickly approaching for most beef cattle ranchers, it may be a good time to refresh our ...

Whether you’re in your twenties or well into menopause, your pelvic floor muscles can affect everything from bladder and bowel control to confidence in the bedroom. Here’s how to protect and ...

I also saw a GP at my eight-week follow up appointment who checked my perineal area and suggested my tear had been worse than first thought. “I was one of the lucky ones. My birth was relatively ...

There are a lot of reasons this pain-management procedure is used by two-thirds of laboring moms. Here’s how an epidural works and how to decide if it’s right for you.

A doctor or midwife may need to stitch up severe tears. The stitches they use will ... incision to enlarge the vaginal opening into the perineum during labor Some people with pelvic floor ...