After Childbirth: The “Husband Stitch” Haunts Many New Mothers
The "Husband Stitch" is a practice that happens to many new mothers. It's not a necessary medical procedure and those affected suffer pain
One Stitch too Much
Every woman's pregnancy and experience of giving birth is different. However, there is one common denominator: women are vulnerable during childbirth. Suffering perineal laceration is not unusual during childbirth. In this case, the doctor puts stitches in the wound - in the case of the "Husband Stitch", however, the doctor adds an unnecessary extra stitch. Why? This stitch is supposed to tighten the genital area of a woman after giving birth. The woman doesn't benefit from this practice at all; it only happens for the pleasure of the husband. For women, this extra stitch often results in excruciating pain during intercourse!
If you think this doesn't happen where you live, you're probably wrong. Thanks to the anonymity of the internet, women have come forward to give accounts of this traumatizing practice.
One woman openly spoke about her terrible experience with Healthline:
