When should I start using Epi-no during pregnancy?
When should I start using Epi-no during pregnancy?
When should I commence using EPI-NO? We recommend commencing the EPI-NO training three weeks prior to the calculated date of your baby’s birth.
What is Epi-No Delphine Plus?
The EPI-NO Delphine Plus is designed as a natural childbirth training device to prepare the perineum for normal vaginal birth. It is also a pelvic floor muscle trainer used during pregnancy, and again following the birth.
How do you measure EPI without a balloon?
The maximum dilation of the Epi-no balloon was measured using a tape measure after it had been inflated inside the vagina up to the parturients’ maximum tolerance. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to obtain the Epi-no circumference measurement with best sensitivity and specificity.
What do you need to know about EPI NO Delphine plus?
EPI-NO Delphine Plus is a Childbirth and Pelvic Floor Trainer used to prepare the perineum, and reduce the risk of tears, and episiotomy during a vaginal birth. Clinical studies have shown a link between perineal injuries during childbirth, the risk of incontinence, and sexual health.
How to prepare for birth with EPI-NO Delphine?
By being pro-active prior to the birth you can ease your baby’s start to life with the pelvic floor muscle exerciser EPI-NO Delphine and EPI-NO Delphine Plus Pre-birth perineal massaging alone certainly helps but is often not enough to prevent a high percentage of women from experiencing perineal injury during birth.
When do you use EPI-NO in pregnancy?
EPI-NO can be used during pregnancy to strengthen the Pelvic Floor Muscles (exercising) prior to commencing Childbirth Training (preparing the perineum) after Week 36. EPI-NO is clinically proven to significantly increase the chances of an intact perineum, increases control during delivery, and is more effective than perineal massage.
Is the EPI-NO a replacement for a midwife?
EPI-NO does not replace the work of midwives, many midwives use and recommend this training meanwhile as an useful endorsement and support for birth preparation. In our last survey in Germany (Q1 2010) already more than the half of sold units (53%) had been recommended by a midwife before.