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Originally Posted by JulieG
I have absolutely no intention of going through natural labour again - next time it will be an arranged C section. I think the reason women go through childbirth again is because a planned C section becomes an option, where it is rarely encouraged for the first pregnancy.
What I question is why, if there is a safer way to deliver the baby, women are still encouraged to have a natural birth?
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Caesarian Section is actually the most dangerous way for both mother and baby. Babies come out vaginally for a reason, the crushing that babies experience during birth empties their lungs of fluid and prepares them to breathe. Babies born by CS retain lung fluid and are far more likely to have breathing difficulties and need ventilating.
Women who have sections are more likely to develop fatal embolisms, wound infections, have greater blood loss, more pain (for several months after the surgery in some cases), anaesthetic complications and be less able to care for their new baby. Insurance companies do not allow you to drive for at least 6 weeks after a section. At a lot of hospitals now, C Section for no other reason than maternal request is not an option as it carries a much higher mortality rate than a normal birth.
In other words, planned C Section is not the easy option....
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