Birth Prep & Recovery

Helping Birth Parents Prepare for Antenatal Perineal Massage

Perineal massage promotes the skin around the perineum to stretch more easily during childbirth and has been shown to help reduce the risk of a perineal tear or episiotomy.

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Birth Prep & Recovery | July 3, 2024

Top-to-toe assessment - postnatal care

Immediately after birth, health professionals can perform a thorough top-to-toe assessment of mothers, to gain a complete clinical picture of their postnatal wellbeing.