you asked: Massaging Away a Potential Complication of Birth?
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 Short take Perineal massage during pregnancy and during delivery can reduce tearing and the need for an episiotomy (a surgical incision to enlarge the vaginal opening during childbirth). The…