In a branch of medicine rife with paradoxes, contradictions, inconsistencies, and illogic, episiotomy crowns them all. The major argument for episiotomy is that it protects the perineum from injury, a protection accomplished by slicing through perineal skin, connective, tissue, and muscle.

Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature (ed. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995) - ISBN: 9780897894272