Even though celebrity moms like Chrissy Teigen have made talking about the not-so-glamorous side of pregnancy more commonplace, the topic of tearing during childbirth isn't discussed as much as it ...

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 NHS states: "Up to nine in every 10 women will tear to some extent during childbirth." In order to minimise this risk – and the severity of trauma – you should start doing perineal massages from ...

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 ...

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.

The NHS states: "Up to nine in every 10 women will tear to some extent during childbirth." In order to minimise this risk – and the severity of trauma – you should start doing perineal massages from ...