A perineal tear is a vaginal injury that can happen during childbirth. There are four degrees of perineal tears. They're rated on how bad the tear is, with a fourth-degree tear being the worst. An ...

A vaginal tear is an injury to the tissue around the vagina and rectum. It is also called a perineal laceration, and it often occurs during childbirth. Between 53–89% of people who give birth ...

Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman… the words of Dolly Parton came to mind as I lay on my bed, wearing only a towel, diligently pumping up a rubber balloon inserted into my vagina while attempting to ...

Injuries related to childbirth are common and can have a significant impact on a new mother. Tearing, for example, can occur in several areas, including on the perineum (the area between the vaginal ...

As if delivering a healthy second child into the world wasn’t enough to be happy about, Chrissy Teigen is also celebrating having made it through childbirth without dealing with a rough perineal tear.

Hannah Dahlen receives funding from NHMRC and ARC. Christine Rubertsson receives funding from Lund university, Regional South Funds (SUS), Government ALF research grants from Lund university and Lund ...

Anthea Lindquist receives salary and project funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. Her current funding (Ideas grant funding) is not related to this project. Stephen Tong ...