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fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

Helping All Moms Survive Labor and Delivery

Black women experience three to four times higher pregnancy-related death or complications risk, driven by racial trauma, discrimination, and distrust in health systems.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Asian women in England almost twice as likely to suffer severe childbirth tears

Third- and fourth-degree tears, also known as obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI), are the most severe forms of vaginal tearing during childbirth. Up to 90% of women experience some tearing during labour, with most of these injuries healing quickly and having a relatively minor impact. A third-degree tear extends into the muscle that controls the anus and a fourth-degree tear extends further into the lining of the anus.
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