title: Episiotomy and body image.
abstract: An episiotomy scar can be a source of altered body image. The size of the episiotomy scar may be disproportionate to the impact it has on a woman's body image. The use of the lithotomy position may add to the distress of a woman. Further research is needed to understand how an episiotomy scar may affect the way a woman perceives her own body image.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Way
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D004841:Episiotomy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology