Not exact matches
Invariably
birth is portrayed as something traumatic to be feared: a serious dramatic
emergency room
caesarean, a home
birth ending in the death of the mother or the screen filled with a screaming woman lying down on a bed struggling, fighting to give
birth.
My son was born by
emergency caesarean section (so much for the home
birth I had planned!)
Topics included: pelvic pain, breastfeeding, breastfeeding challenges, reduced milk production,
emergency caesarean, cracked nipples, nipple shields, pilates, Body beyond
birth, abdominal separation, mixed feeding, pumping, virtual reality filming.
The low
emergency caesarean section rate and assisted vaginal
birth rate in our study were consistent with the low rate of
caesarean section (2.8 %) recorded in the Birthplace in England Study for women who planned a homebirth, 43 and in a South Australian study (9.2 % for planned homebirths v 27.1 % for hospital
births).13 A low rate of
caesarean section is also consistent with studies of homebirth in the US.36
As with any pregnancy, if you plan a vaginal
birth, you may still end up needing an
emergency caesarean.
A
caesarean may be recommended as a planned (elective) procedure or done in an
emergency if it's thought a vaginal
birth is too risky.
But I truly believe Spencer Verzi probably would have survived if his mother had had an
emergency Caesarean («Jury says midwife no martyr; Baby, his death were the issues, not home
births,» Metro, June 6)
Future research should focus on possible explanations for the significantly higher risk of PPH among those planning a hospital
birth, and address the possibility that procedures such as augmentation,
emergency Caesarean section and episiotomy are over-used in the hospital setting.
There is also evidence yoga can reduce the need for pain relief during
birth and the likelihood for delivery by
emergency caesarean section.
I had an
emergency caesarean following an agonizing 20 - hour labor, despite what I had detailed in my
birth plan, which was a desire to have a natural
birth.