An increasing number of women are requesting elective cesarean instead
of vaginal delivery in the belief that the surgery will prevent future pelvic support or sexual dysfunction problems, or for other reasons.
«These findings reinforce the need for both early diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection in pregnancy and the
option of vaginal delivery after cesarean among pregnant women with HIV infection.»
Some moms say they feel cheated
out of a vaginal delivery, especially if they took childbirth classes and fantasized about the «ideal birth.»
It is estimated that 3 %
of all vaginal deliveries result in PTSD and 6 % of all c births result in PTSD, but that up to a third of unplanned c - birth may result in birth trauma.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4
percent of vaginal deliveries in 2011 were assisted by vacuum and 1 percent were assisted by forceps.
Shoulder dystocia affects 0.6 % to 1.4 %
of vaginal deliveries when the baby weighs between 2500 and 4000 g (5 lbs 8 oz to 8 lbs 13 oz).
Recover from a C - section Even if you've been paying attention to natural pregnancy tips and have been preparing for a vaginal birth this whole time, the
chances of a vaginal delivery get slimmer and slimmer every day past your due date, especially if you have narrow hips.
It's typically rare and you know and you know from a fetal perspective for instance if you have twins and one baby is normal but the other one isn't so if one baby had a spinal defect or something like that then we might actually recommend we would recommend a C - section instead
of a vaginal delivery for the safety of the baby.
Because elective Caesareans occurred only in the «intended a hospital birth» group, their inclusion in this analysis would have artificially inflated the risk of PPH for hospital births, because elective Caesareans tend to be performed in response to fears about the
safety of vaginal delivery, eg if the foetus is malpresented.
Childbirth education does appear to be able to reduce fear of childbirth.5 While one study found childbirth education associated with increased
odds of vaginal delivery, this may be due to the high proportion of women with a planned repeat cesarean in the control group.6
In light of this study that offers new evidence of the health
benefits of vaginal delivery, it will be interesting to see what kind of response, if any, is to be expected from the medical community, and whether future studies will address the issue.
Of course, I was disappointed but she talked me through the possible
outcomes of vaginal delivery and as well as repetition of complications in delivery of baby no. 1, there is possibility of rupture of my previous scar, if indeed this baby is true to form and is on the bigger side.
13 %
of vaginal deliveries were not attended by a licensed obstetrician.
Avril Danczak is unhappy with the idea that pregnant women's doctors could advise them of the risks
of vaginal delivery...