[Who invented the episiotomy? On the history of the episiotomy].

The most frequent operation in obstetrics is to cut ans suture an episiotomy. This technique was first mentioned in 18th century. Yet is took 100 years to be commonly accepted after it was first publicated 1810 in a medical journal. This paper will show the historical development of an episiotomy that nowadays still is a topic contrary discussion.

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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany

Keywords

Episiotomy, Pregnancy, Germany, Infant, Newborn, Humans, Female, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, History, 18th Century

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