TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Episiotomy A1 - Orejuela, Francisco A1 - Chisholm, Padraic A2 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2018 T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - An episiotomy is a surgical incision of the female perineum performed at the time of delivery to increase the diameter of the soft tissue pelvic outlet and facilitate a vaginal delivery. It is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in women in the United States yet it is controversial. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/16 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159806528 ER -