The knowledge provided in your program
about placenta previa helped me take proper bed rest and get it treated in time.
Not exact matches
They may develop postpartum depression or post-traumatic stress syndrome.9, 20,25,31 Some mothers express dominant feelings of fear and anxiety
about their cesarean as long as five years later.16 Women having cesarean sections are less likely to decide to become pregnant again.16 As is true of all abdominal surgery, internal scar tissue can cause pelvic pain, pain during sexual intercourse, and bowel problems.Reproductive consequences compared with vaginal birth include increased infertility, 16 miscarriage, 15
placenta previa (
placenta overlays the cervix), 19 placental abruption (the
placenta detaches partially or completely before the birth), 19 and premature birth.8 Even in women planning repeat cesarean, uterine rupture occurs at a rate of 1 in 500 versus 1 in 10,000 in women with no uterine scar.27
What shocked me
about the homebirth stories is that in nearly every case, the baby's death or injury was related to common factors like
placenta previa or Group B strep.
According to sources like Parents Magazine,
placenta previa occurs in
about 1 out of 200 pregnancies into the third trimester.
Women who smoke during pregnancy are
about twice as likely to experience premature rupture of membranes, placental abruption, and
placenta previa during pregnancy.
I didn't know what was going on, but I guessed it might be
placenta previa, which I had only briefly read
about it all my pregnancy books.
Logically, I knew that home birth can be statistically as safe as hospital birth in most cases and that statistically, it would be a good option for us, but after having undetected
placenta previa with a previous pregnancy, I always held on to a fear that something might be wrong that we didn't know
about or that my body was somehow broken or inadequate.
We talk
about all kinds of things from the birth planning to cloth diapering and homeschooling, running while pregnant, facing your fear demons around birth,
placenta previa and how that has been impacting her current pregnancy, having a community of like - minded people to support you, cultivating your voice for what you want, and intimacy with your partner during pregnancy.