How long should it take for a vaginal tear to heal?
How long should it take for a vaginal tear to heal?
How long does it take a vaginal tear to heal? Most women feel relief from any pain caused by a vaginal tear in about two weeks. If your tear required stitches, they will dissolve within six weeks.Feb 20, 2020
How common is episiotomy?
How common are tears and episiotomies? More than 85% of women who have a vaginal birth have some kind of tear or episiotomy (Frolich and Kettle, 2015). In first-time vaginal births, you're more likely to have worse injuries if the perineum tears on its own than if you get an episiotomy (NHS Choices, 2017).