Many women experience bleeding early in pregnancy. If you are in your first trimester and notice bleeding, you should contact your physician. There are several possible causes of bleeding in pregnancy. Of utmost importance is determining whether you have an ectopic pregnancy, are having a miscarriage, or have a normally developing pregnancy. An ectopic pregnancy […]

What Is It? An episiotomy is a small incision made at the bottom of the vaginal opening, through the perineum. This incision is intended to prevent tearing of the vaginal wall and perineum during childbirth. What Conditions Is It Designed to Treat? If a woman’s vaginal opening has not relaxed enough to accommodate the child’s […]

A cesarean delivery (Cesarean section or “C-section”) is the delivery of the baby through an incision in the abdomen and through an incision in the uterus. Much has been written in the lay press about C-section and the number of C-sections performed in the United States. Nationally, about 20% of pregnancies are delivered by C-section. […]