Cesareans involve risks and require longer hospital stays than uncomplicated vaginal births. Women face the risk of bladder and bowel injuries during cesarean surgery, as well as serious complications in future pregnancies. Placental problems, uterine rupture, and emergency hysterectomy are all risks that increase with each subsequent cesarean. Compared with vaginal births, planned cesareans have a lower risk of excessive bleeding during birth and the need for blood transfusions.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
ACOG - Vaginal Delivery Recommended Over Maternal-Request Cesarean
ACOG - Vaginal Delivery Recommended Over Maternal-Request Cesarean
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But for those who have no desire for "natural birth" for a wide variety of reasons, planning a natural birth is like forcing a woman who has no desire for a cesarean to plan one.
ACOG doesn't need to push an ideology on birth, patient centred care is all that is needed.
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