Dana R. Gossett, MD, MSCI (master of science in clinical investigation), is an assistant professor and chief of the division of general obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and chief of gynecology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, both in Chicago. She has written numerous medical journal articles, including a recent study on episiotomy published in Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
More than 20 years have passed since my friend Jillian last gave birth, but she still cringes at the thought…
