A perineal massage during your pregnancy can help prepare you for giving birth. You can use your fingers and may choose to use oil for lubrication. Here’s how to perform a perineal massage. Share on ...

Many doctors, holistic healers and antenatal experts advise expectant mothers to do a perineum massage during pregnancy, precisely after the 34th week of pregnancy to make vaginal delivery easy. It is ...

The method of perineal massage is specially conceived to ready the perineum for childbirth. Situated between the anus and vagina, the perineum is made more elastic and less prone to tearing during ...

Many antenatal experts and even some gynaecologists at times suggest expectant mothers do a perineum massage a little after the 34th week of pregnancy until labour to help initiate a vaginal birth.

I am 34 weeks pregnant and hoping to have a natural birth! I have read in one of the books that I have that to reduce the chances of having a cut or episiotomy you have to massage the perineum! The ...

There are lots of things we’re told about pregnancy, but when it actually happens to you, you realise there’s so much more to learn. In Unexpected, we’ll chart some of the less spoken about things ...

It’s not unusual to experience perineum pain when pregnant. There are several things you can try for relief, like applying a cold pack to the area or sitting on a donut pillow. Your perineum is the ...

A new mum has gone viral on TikTok after revealing her unique tip for reducing the risk of perineal tearing during birth – using a warm, olive oil compress. Speaking to her followers the new mum, who ...

Hannah Dahlen receives funding from NHMRC and ARC. Christine Rubertsson receives funding from Lund university, Regional South Funds (SUS), Government ALF research grants from Lund university and Lund ...