While it's not clear
why vaginal birth is safer for infants, previous studies suggest that hormones released during labor may help prepare babies to breathe outside the womb.
However, there may be medical reasons
why a vaginal birth isn't recommended.
Not exact matches
It mystifies me as to
why someone would willingly choose a c - section instead of a
vaginal birth, considering the increased risks, much longer recovery time, and permanent scar.
Unfortunately, there is now a trend allowing women to elect a primary c / section when there is NO reason
why she should not have a
vaginal birth.
They know that if they don't do it, the next Dr. down the street will... so
why not... sure, the baby is predicted to be too big for
vaginal birth... I even had a dentist offer to try and come up with a reason to get my insurance to pay for general anesthesia for extraction of my wisdom teeth (which BTW, would have cost me a mere $ 65 beyond what my insurance would have covered for local anesthesia 14 years ago when I was young and poor and couldn't come up with that $ 65).
And
why the hell if CNMs are all about
vaginal birth and wonderfully trained etc. etc. etc. couldn't she herself have diagnosed the malpositioning of the head?
Can I ask — and I absolutely don't mean to sound harsh here, I swear —
why you were so set on
vaginal birth?
They all started talking about their
birth stories — and
why the ones that didn't have a
vaginal birth ended up having c - sections instead.
And there are plenty of compelling reasons
why women having normal
vaginal births should consider going drug - free.
The book examines: -
why the research shows so little benefit for physiologic care and so little harm from medical - model management - what's behind the cesarean epidemic - what the research establishes as optimal care for initiating labor, facilitating labor progress, guarding maternal and fetal safety, birthing the baby, and promoting safety for mother and baby after the
birth - the true, quantified risks of primary cesarean surgery, planned VBAC versus elective repeat cesarean, instrumental
vaginal delivery, and regional analgesia - how the organization of the maternity care system adversely impacts care outcomes
In this episode, we're talking all about what you should know about postpartum sex; including
why you generally shouldn't have sex for 4 - 10 weeks after giving
birth, how breastfeeding can impact your sex drive, a home remedy that can help with
vaginal scar tissue, and more!