Ultimately, I came to feel that the risks of cesarean were higher than the risks of
vaginal child birth, even though my baby was breech.
I'm not sure any surgery, especially major abdominal surgery, could ever truly be considered an easy alternative to
vaginal child birth.
These mothers care very much about the outcome, and the best way to have a healthy baby and mother is
a vaginal child birth.
Not exact matches
Heather at A Mama's Blog who has had both a c - section and a VBAC (
vaginal birth after cesarean) and has written about in the past about her c - section experience and what a c - section is really like believes the insurance situation should be alarming for all women in their
child - bearing years.
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.
ICAN \'s mission is to improve maternal -
child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting
vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).
If you had a c - section with your first
child, but are keen to have a
vaginal birth this time around then the odds on your side.
The last thing I'll comment with to end my rant about your so - called ignorance is that while most
births are perfectly safe and the
child arrives completely alert and healthy (regardless of hospital or homebirth) there is and always will be an element of life and death mixed into the equation — not all hospital
births end in a live
child, in fact the percentages are about equal in both hospital
births and home
births were natural
vaginal births occur..
Losing my son (3rd
child) at 43 weeks during labor, was attempting a home
birth vba2c, his passing was NOT due to me attempting a
vaginal birth or a home
birth, in fact when we attempt to have our 4th
child I will be going for a vba3c, I am so supported through this by the women in my local homebirth group, it has allowed me to see the sun in the storm, I have started a charity in my sons name to help women get a doula or midwife when they would not be able to afford their services other wise.
Yet time and time again I have read and written about homebirth loss mothers praising deadly midwives, praising the «experience» of a
vaginal birth of a dead
child, refusing to cooperate in disciplining the midwife responsible, advocating for more «freedom» for homebirth midwives, and, most grotesque of all, choosing to risk their next
child's life by having a homebirth.
Cesarean /
Birth Awareness www.ican-online.net The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve maternal -
child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).
If a woman is only having 1 - 2
children, scheduled c - section and planned
vaginal birth are approximately equal in risk for both mother and
child.
However, with my second
child, I felt the benefits of
vaginal birth including less of a chance of breathing problems, food allergies, and increased risk of asthma outweighed the risk.
It's so that the next time a woman is offered a c - section because her ignorant obstetrician is going on holidays and needs to get the baby out before he leaves, the woman can be empowered with the knowledge that because it is unnecessary and because
vaginal birth will expose her baby to her own flora which is essential for her baby's health, then this unnecessary c - section is not the best thing for her
child.
The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve maternal -
child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).
This is in comparison to a
child born via a
vaginal birth, say researchers at the Western Sydney University.
She added, «The study adds to the mounting scientific evidence which suggests that
children born by spontaneous
vaginal birth, without commonly used medical and surgical intervention, have fewer health problems.»
It doesn't matter how many
children you have had (or maybe you have not had any), if you've never experienced a
vaginal birth, or if you've never breastfed.
Although
vaginal birth with a big baby carries risks, Cesarean surgery also carries potential harms for the mother, infant, and
children born in future pregnancies.
by Karen When I found out I was pregnant with my second
child I was determined to have a
vaginal birth if at all possible.
He has spoken internationally on breech and
vaginal birth after cesarean section and has appeared in many documentaries, including: «More Business of Being Born», «Happy Healthy Child», «Reducing Infant Mortality», «Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Delivery» and multiple YouTube videos discussing birth choices and respect for patient autonomy and decision
vaginal birth after cesarean section and has appeared in many documentaries, including: «More Business of Being Born», «Happy Healthy
Child», «Reducing Infant Mortality», «Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of
Vaginal Breech Delivery» and multiple YouTube videos discussing birth choices and respect for patient autonomy and decision
Vaginal Breech Delivery» and multiple YouTube videos discussing
birth choices and respect for patient autonomy and decision making.
It is important to discuss with your doctor what went wrong, and to come to terms with any disappointment you might feel about not having a
vaginal birth, or potentially not being awake during the
birth of your
child.
It's a hard choice to make when you feel that you might be putting your
child at risk by working for a
vaginal birth.
Its comforting to know im not the only one, I was set to be induced with my fifth
child on jan 1, went to hospital at 5 am, put on pittosin at 6, dialed slowly, and had painful contractions, Dr broke my water at 11, contractions even more painful, got the epidural at 12, labor did not progress, was dialated 3 cm all day, @ 8 pm,, Dr took me off pittosin for an hour to see if I would progress if we started over again, at 9 they hooked me up again, all night and just progressed to a 4, that next morning, still nothing, finally Dr said we need to do a c section, since my water was broken earlier the previous day, he was worried about infection, finally went to operating rm, it was so cold, I was shaking and crying, I was so scared, btw my previous 4
children were
vaginal births, I felt so guilty, thinking it was my fault my labor did nt progress.Finally I had her, when the Dr held her up for me to see, I started bawling, she was perfect, it was very emotional, she weighed 6 lb 4oz and 18in, Im very proud of her, and myself
The doctors told me I would be a candidate for a VBAC (
vaginal birth after C - section), but I don't think my desire to have a more conventional
birth overrides my desire to be able to provide (emotionally and financially) for our
children.
I'm no expert, but in addition to the vast amount of research I did before my 2nd
child (homebirth), my experience with an ob before I switched to a midwife with that same
child, my experience with a medicated
vaginal hospital
birth w / my first
child, my experience in talking to dozens of women that have had surgical
births, in addition to all that anecdotal «wisdom», I have taken a graduate level Sociology of Medicine class that was an in depth look at our current medical system from a sociological perspective and we spent a couple of weeks talking about the medical model of
birth and the alternatives.
Flaxington also wanted to have a
vaginal birth after having a Caesarean section for her first
child.
Whether you had a
vaginal birth or a c - section, a
child emerged from your body and that's a HUGE deal!
Their mission is «to improve maternal -
child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean.»
Fisher has yet to give
birth, but with her baby in the head - down position, she's ready to welcome her
child into the world via a
vaginal delivery, as she'd hoped all along.
After I gave
birth to my first
child, I was shocked to experience symptoms of menopause during my postpartum stage: hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog,
vaginal dryness, and CRS (Can't Remember Stuff).
The balance of good and bad bacteria starts at
birth —
vaginal deliveries and breastfeeding have been shown to improve a
child's chances of starting off with a healthy bacterial colony compared to C - sections and bottle feeding.
All new mums bleed after
child -
birth whether the
birth was done via caesarean section or was
vaginal.
If you or your
child has been injured by a doctor's recommendation to undergo
vaginal birth after cesarean section, you may be able to pursue medical malpractice for a
birth injury.
While many women in New Orleans are able to successfully deliver subsequent
children vaginally after a previous cesarean section delivery, the procedure has risks, and not all women are good candidates for
Vaginal Birth After C - Section (VBAC).
If you've already given
birth to a
child by caesarean section, then you may be wondering if a
vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) is right for you.