End to Episiotomies
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An episiotomy is a cut made to a woman's perineum (area between vagina and anus) during childbirth to increase the size of the vaginal opening to facilitate delivery of the baby. The vast majority of these procedures are completely unnecessary and often done without informed consent from the mother. The risks far outweigh the benefits of this procedure and despite it's use being discouraged by most agencies, many doctors still perform it regularly.
This petition is to encourage the Province of Ontario to require that each and every hospital develops a policy to avoid episiotomy use.
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