Thousands of women could be saved from debilitating injuries thanks to a new midwife-led programme that aims to dispel the misconception that women in labour need to push.
The simple protocol has reduced unintentional damage caused to the body during delivery by 85 per cent in some maternity wards.
Nine in ten women suffer some form of tearing during childbirth, but in more serious cases the injuries can render new mothers incontinent and suffering lifelong nerve problems.
The new programme, designed by staff at Medway Foundation Trust in Kent, has cut the incidence of traumatic tearing from seven per cent to just one per cent of patients.
It encourages mothers-to-be to slow down during delivery and consider alternative positions.
It was initiated in response to a call for action by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives following an alarming rise in severe perineal tearing affecting nearly 14,000 women in 2013 to 2014.
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Ummm. I nearly lost my baby due to not getting a c-section. She came out blue due to such a long delivery. The midwife and OB waited and waited. I thought me and baby wouldn't make it. I would have left and went somewhere else if I could have. My poor baby came out blue and had to be resuscitated and suctioned, she was not breathing.
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