I'm actually currently doing my rotation on O&G and it's definitely childbirth, simply if for the timeframe. Some women can be in early labour for nearly a day, having frequent painful contractions. That said you don't have hormones for a kick in the balls or the option of pethidine, nitrous oxide or an epidural. But it's still childbirth.
An episiotomy has local anaesthetic when they do it. It's only usually done if it's going to tear. A clean straight line is easier to stitch and heal than a zigzag on many levels.thaluikhain said:I'd like to answer this in the form of a SFW, but scary, picture:
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*crosses legs* Childbirth is worse.