Nasa kultura je jedna od rijetkih u svijetu gdje je klistiranje (jos uvijek) u redovnoj praksi prije poroda. Po tome je u ovom pogledu nasa kultura posebna, ne po tome da je ili nije klistiranje sramota.

Btw, koristenje klistira nosi sa sobom i odreden rizik ostecenja debelog crijeva, on se ne bi trebao rutinski raditi, a sto neki ljudi rade doma kao oblik "ciscenja".

Iz WHO-ovog vodica kroz normalni porod, Care in Normal Birth:

Enemas are still widely used because they supposedly stimulate uterine contractions and because an empty bowel allows the head to descend. They are also believed to reduce contamination and thereby infection of mother and child. However, they are uncomfortable and carry a certain risk of damage to the bowel. Even though some women ask for an enema, many women find them an embarrassment. Two randomized controlled trials (Romney and Gordon 1981, Drayton and Rees 1984) found that, with use of an enema, the rate of faecal soiling is unaffected during the first stage of labour, but reduced during delivery. Without an enema soiling is mainly slight, and easier to remove than soiling after an enema. No effects on the duration of labour or on neonatal infection or perineal wound infection were detected.