I'm thankful that my children were delivered safely, but it upsets me how many C -
sections happen in hospitals in my region.
Not exact matches
But (and this is my own rambling here) had something like that
happened in a
hospital, how many doctors would stop to wonder what could be causing this woman's labor to stall or would they threaten the woman that if she didn't dilate by such and such time, she would need a c -
section?
The roll out of woman - centered caesareans is simple and reproducable and thus scalling up of this intervention
in all the maternity
hospitals where c -
sections happen,
in the main should be very achievable.
Doctors
in the studies speculate that this may be
happening due to an impaired immune response
in C -
section babies who are first exposed to bacteria
in a
hospital environment rather than from the vaginal fluid of their mother.
It's well worth investigating C -
section rates, other intervention rates, and whether the
hospital or birth center is certified Baby - Friendly... All your decisions will make a difference
in how easily breastfeeding
happens.
«Breech deliveries,
in general, are done by Caesarean
section for exactly the reason that
happened in this case,» said Dr. Jacques Moritz, director of gynecology at St. Luke's - Roosevelt
Hospital in New York City.
It is almost impossible to accurately know most care provider or even
hospital c -
section rates unless you
happen to have a friend
in labor and delivery at the facility you are investigating.
What actually
happened, it turned out, was a freakishly long labor, which ended
in a c -
section, and what felt like a whole army of lactation consultants coming
in and out of my
hospital room.