Childbirth, doctor, nurses

The pain behind the joy of childbirth

29.May 2025. Sanja Kljajić / DW

Episiotomy as a good day: In Serbia, women are routinely cut during childbirth

An episiotomy, a surgical incision in the perineum during childbirth, is supposed to facilitate the exit of the baby and prevent unwanted ruptures. However, for many women in Serbia and beyond, this procedure leaves deep physical and psychological scars, often performed without a clear explanation, consent, and even without adequate anesthesia.

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07.August 2022 S.Ć.

US Abortion Law: Abandoned Baby Boxes

Following the passage of anti-abortion laws in the US, the use of baby boxes in safe homes, which allow parents to legally leave their children, has increased. All 50 states have safe dock laws. Some experts believe that they removed the need for the right to abortion