Even though celebrity moms like Chrissy Teigen have made talking about the not-so-glamorous side of pregnancy more commonplace, the topic of tearing during childbirth isn't discussed as much as it ...

Does perineal massage work to prevent tearing? I mean both prenatally as “prep” for birth and during the birth itself, or both? — @LaraLeeRasberry via Twitter Perineal massage during pregnancy and ...

The perineum is a body part that many are blissfully unaware of until they’re some way into their pregnancy. In fact, some pregnant people never find out about it. A survey by My Expert Midwife found ...

The NHS states: "Up to nine in every 10 women will tear to some extent during childbirth." In order to minimise this risk – and the severity of trauma – you should start doing perineal massages from ...

In the absence of national datasets that describe perineal care measures used by U.S. midwives at birth, estimates must be derived from observational reports. As such, large samples or data from ...

As you prepare to give birth, you might take a childbirth class, practice patterned breathing, and pack a hospital bag. You might also consider starting to massage your perineum — the area of skin ...

There are lots of things we’re told about pregnancy, but when it actually happens to you, you realise there’s so much more to learn. In Unexpected, we’ll chart some of the less spoken about things ...