45. Everything You Need to Know About Preventing Tearing During Labor

The Expecting and Empowered Podcast - Ein Podcast von Amy Kiefer + Krystle Howald - Mittwochs

A common fear that a lot of women have when they are going into labor is tearing. Especially if it’s your first time. We want to address this fear in this episode. We cover what you can do in pregnancy to prepare, how to protect your perineum during labor, and what to do if you do end up tearing.Krystle explains what tearing actually is and what the different degrees of tearing mean. We get into why tearing happens and why it is more common among athletes. We teach you how to prepare the peri...

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