Open AccessTechnique of the Dilatation of the Perineum in Labor
Author(s) -
M. Ginzburg
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
žurnalʺ akušerstva i ženskihʺ boleznej
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1684-0461
pISSN - 1683-9366
DOI - 10.17816/jowd113349
Subject(s) - perineum , medicine , vagina , childbirth , surgery , pregnancy , genetics , biology
A practitioner in Greece Coromilas sent prof. J. W. Ballantyne description of the method used by him to expand a non-compliant perineum, consisting in the following. The woman in labor lies on her back or on her left side, her legs bent, as usual during childbirth. The pubis, large and small lips, perineum and vagina are carefully washed, if possible to aseptic condition.