Update on Mom being forced to have C-section

MelissaAB5579

https://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/hospitals.ban.vbacs/index.html

ashley0616

https://tinyurl.com/ylzz4ll (I tiny-url'd it )

So really, she didn't win in the end. She has to travel so far to have the baby! That really sucks.

itsMsAlbin

"I know there's a risk with a VBAC, but we think the risks of surgery are worse," Joy Szabo says. C-section risks include breathing problems for the baby and infections and bleeding for the mother, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Wow, I love how they point out these risks in juxtaposition to this "The results of a uterine rupture can be devastating: The baby could die or have permanent brain damage."

 How about these repeat c-section complications:

"The risks of placenta accreta, cystotomy [surgical incision of the urinary bladder], bowel injury, ureteral [ureters are muscular ducts that propel urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder] injury, and ileus [disruption of the normal propulsive gastrointestinal motor activity], the need for postoperative ventilation, intensive care unit admission, hysterectomy, and blood transfusion requiring 4 or more units, and the duration of operative time and hospital stay significantly increased with increasing number of cesarean deliveries."

 

Here's a great article from time on repeat c-sections: https://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1880665-1,00.html

ashley0616

It's articles like that that make me so afraid of my repeat c/s! I'm being forced into one too, and it's frightening. The last thing I want is life-threatening complications that could take me from my DH and children.

I just wish there was some crystal ball that could tell me which way was right. Change dr's and hospitals and try for vbac, or will I end up with an emergency c/s after 14 hours of labor again? I just really really hate that the choice is being taken away from women altogether, instead of a medical deicison being made by the dr and patient it's being made by malpractice insurance companies and hospital presidents. It's disgusting.

erinkate23

This makes me sad.  I wish women had the choice of a VBAC.  My aunt (who is 2 years older than I am) had a VBAC a couple years ago and said it was a wonderful experience - but she had to fight SO HARD for it.   Most hospitals won't even consider it. 

It's not about risk to Mom, it's about malpractice insurance and liability.  The comment she ultimately received - "Nobody ever gets sued over doing a c-section.  They get sued over not doing them fast enough."

 

I just wish they'd leave decisions up to the mother.  If you don't want to have a VBAC, no problem - but if you do, you should be allowed to try, at any L&D ward.