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Although the article rightly mentions symhysiotomy is no longer done, it is still considered as a procedure in LMIC ! I doubt they use chainsaws though. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21395902/. Note I am not a obstetrician but do know the group which has done this study #ObstetricMedicine #surgery #ObsoleteMedicine #pregnancy #labor