Okay forgive me for getting on my soap box. Birth is "risky"--whether you deliver vaginally or via c-section. Women die from it, have hystorectomies from it etc. This notion that a c-section is safer than a vaginal delivery is from I don't know where but it's plainly wrong and it irritates me to no end because I feel like what's communicated to women is quite the opposite. It sounds like you have a good ob that's not encouraging you to do an unnecessary c/s. . .and frankly I feel that any doctor who would encourage women to have an unnecessary c-section is irresponsible, unethical, and should at the very least have his medical license investigated. That's not what happens--I know. But don't look at the 1%--look at the whole picture.
*The CDC says you are 3x more likely to die or the baby is more likely to die because of a c-section.
*1 in 2,500 women dies during a c-sectin compared with 1 in 10,000 during vaginal births--that includes VBAC births btw. So if death is your concern, you are far more likely to die during a c-section than a vaginal delivery.
Don't misunderstand me, c-sections are wonderful and lifesaving under the right circumstances. But you should never feel like it's a safer option--it's not. I nearly died from my c/s. Twin 'b' was a footling breech with the cord wrapped around her neck--so I knew that unless she'd turn during labor I would probably have a c/s. I still chose to birth twin 'a' vaginally both bc it's less risky for a baby to be vaginally born, plus there was the off chance that 'b' would turn. 'B' did not turn--I had the c/s and nearly died. The doctor said it was a miracle I didn't and he credits in part my decision to birth one twin vaginally for that. He thinks that if they had had to get two babies out instead of just the one--my darling spouse would be a widower.
Something that women need to realize is that risk is relative. I don't mean to make you afraid of having a c/s either bc if that's what you need--then that's what you need. But it is no how, no way safer in and of itself. If you're worried about risk of death to you or your baby, risk of historectomy--you are far safer delivering vaginally so saith the statistics.
(Sorry so long!)
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