When Women Have Baby | Dr. Pallavi Daga
Despite the fact that women have been giving birth for as long as we’ve existed, horror stories abound, leaving many of us terrified of labour. And some of the biggest concerns revolve around what happens to the vagina - tearing, cutting or simply not returning to how it was before are all worries many women have. The average size of a baby’s head is 11.4 centimetres in diameter. The average diameter of a woman’s vagina (according to a study ) is 2.1 to 3.5 centimetres. So who wouldn’t be a bit scared of squeezing a newborn out given that ratio? But considering women’s bodies are made with the ability to have children, do we really need to be so scared? The truth is that our vaginas are built to bear children and adapt accordingly. Whilst some women are cut to ease the b...