Many moms who
had a cesarean birth find this position most comfortable since it doesn't press baby's body onto your abdomen.
Not exact matches
They
found that babies born via
cesarean section
have a fraction of a second delay in their eye movements — suggesting that the
birth experience helps to shape brain development.
As a woman who
had experienced two previous
cesarean sections, neither of which were appropriate, I was extremely challenged to
find a practitioner who
would support me in working towards a vaginal
birth for my third child.
Especially with planned
cesarean, some babies will inadvertently be delivered prematurely.1 Babies born even slightly before they are ready may experience breathing and breastfeeding problems.21 One to two babies per 100 will be cut during the surgery.33 Studies comparing elective
cesarean section or
cesarean section for reasons unrelated to the baby with vaginal
birth find that babies are 50 % more likely to
have low Apgar scores, 5 times more likely to require assistance with breathing, and 5 times more likely to be admitted to intermediate or intensive care.4 Babies born after elective
cesarean section are more than four times as likely to develop persistent pulmonary hypertension compared with babies born vaginally.17 Persistent pulmonary hypertension is life threatening.
When you
find out that epidurals actually do not increase your risk of
having a
cesarean section, maybe you will decide that a medicated
birth is for you.
Many breastfeeding women
find that the clutch hold, also known as the football hold, is an easier position to maintain, particularly for those who
have given
birth by
cesarean delivery, because it keeps the baby's weight off the abdominal incision.
Other researchers
have found that brachial plexus palsy happens in about 3 per 10,000
Cesarean births (Chauhan et al. 2014).
I needed to
find a doctor who
would support me while I did it; a vaginal
birth after
cesarean.
There is also a package that includes a one - on - one consultation with me, which you may
find so helpful, as women who
have had previous
cesarean planning to
birth vaginally benefit tremendously from some extra personalized counseling and guidance.
A study of nearly 6 million low - risk
births has found that the neonatal mortality rate for delivery by
cesarean section is nearly three times the rate for vaginal delivery: 1.77 deaths per 1,000 live
births via
cesarean, as opposed to 0.62 deaths per 1,000 for vaginal delivery.
Still, a new government report
found that among women who underwent a
cesarean for a previous
birth, 90 percent
have a repeat c - section, despite the longer recovery time and higher risk of infection.
The new
findings about attempted vaginal
birth after
cesarean are from an analysis of data from nearly 200,000 Canadian women who
had a prior
cesarean delivery and then gave
birth between 2003 and 2014.
A new study from the American College of Nurse - Midwives suggests they're not: It
found that 80 % of women who are pregnant or
have given
birth did not receive any information during their pregnancy about a
Cesarean section.
It
found that
births attended by «continuous doula support» — compared to those that weren't —
had «lower use of epidural analgesia, less pitocin, fewer mothers developing fever, fewer forceps or vacuum deliveries, and an extremely low number of
cesarean deliveries,» making doula support a relatively «risk - free intervention.»