I had heard about the percentage of c-sections and that it was sometimes an unecessary procedure. It's a major surgery and women who have a c-section are said to have a longer recovery period than those who give birth naturally. This depends of the country too. In 3rd world countries it might be totally different. So I'm talking specifically about the west.
A breech baby is one of the factors that will lead to a c-section, a breech birth is said to be very risky.
But after reading this piece, turns out delivering them without a c-section is actually a lost art. It's hard for women nowadays to find a doctor or a midwife that knows how to do it properly.
“We know now from the studies we’ve done that the pelvis is dynamic, and the baby winds its way through as the pelvis changes shape. How is it that we ended up with women flat on their backs and people actually thinking that was normal?” Daviss muses. “That’s totally an abnormal way to have a baby.”
When a woman presents with a breech pregnancy, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that her healthcare provider attempt to manually turn the baby in utero whenever possible by a process called an external cephalic version. This places the baby’s head down for delivery.
“I came into it at a time when breech wasn’t considered a highly dangerous thing to do,” she says. “It was considered a variation of the norm. It was considered something you really had to know how to do and had to have the skills to do it.”
In many hospitals, the C-section rate is much higher than the average, and often avoidable. In California, C-section rates for low-risk mothers vary from 12 percent to 70 percent.
A breech baby is one of the factors that will lead to a c-section, a breech birth is said to be very risky.
But after reading this piece, turns out delivering them without a c-section is actually a lost art. It's hard for women nowadays to find a doctor or a midwife that knows how to do it properly.
Pregnancy After C-Section: Risks and How Long to Wait
Pregnancy after a C-section can increase your risks of certain complications. Taking certain precautions can help.
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“We know now from the studies we’ve done that the pelvis is dynamic, and the baby winds its way through as the pelvis changes shape. How is it that we ended up with women flat on their backs and people actually thinking that was normal?” Daviss muses. “That’s totally an abnormal way to have a baby.”
When a woman presents with a breech pregnancy, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that her healthcare provider attempt to manually turn the baby in utero whenever possible by a process called an external cephalic version. This places the baby’s head down for delivery.
“I came into it at a time when breech wasn’t considered a highly dangerous thing to do,” she says. “It was considered a variation of the norm. It was considered something you really had to know how to do and had to have the skills to do it.”
In many hospitals, the C-section rate is much higher than the average, and often avoidable. In California, C-section rates for low-risk mothers vary from 12 percent to 70 percent.
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