TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Episiotomy, Lacerations, Uterine Rupture, and Inversion A1 - Sugy, Ramadan El A2 - Posner, Glenn D. A2 - Dy, Jessica A2 - Black, Amanda A2 - Jones, Griffith D. PY - 2015 T2 - Oxorn-Foote Human Labor & Birth, 6e AB - An episiotomy (perineotomy) is an incision into the perineum to enlarge the space at the outlet, thereby facilitating the birth of the child. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106377400 ER -