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Is it common to have tear in perineum and needs 5-6 stitches in natural delivery?
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Yes it's very common to help the patient for easy delivery.
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Yes, in a vaginal delivery, sometimes a gynaecologist gives a clean cut in the perineum of the lady during delivery of head of the baby. This is called episiotomy. Otherwise also it is common to have tears during delivery of the baby which need to be repaired.
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