PERINEAL LACERATIONS

Course overview

LACERATIONS OCCUR FREQUENTLY IN CHILDBIRTH AND CAN INVOLVE THE PERINEUM, LABIA, VAGINA AND CERVIX. MOST LACERATIONS WILL HEAL WITHOUT LONG TERM COMPLICATIONS, BUT SEVERE LACERATIONS CAN LEAD TO PROLONGED PAIN, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION AND EMBARRASSMENT. SEVERE LACERATIONS NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED AND PROPERLY REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PREVENTION, EVALUATION AND REPAIR OF PERINEAL LACERATIONS THAT CAN OCCUR DURING CHILDBIRTH.