Opting For C Section

Lower risk of the baby being deprived of oxygen during delivery.

Opting for c section. Some women choose to have a caesarean for non medical reasons. Women need to know that they have choices said dr. A c section might be planned ahead of time if you develop pregnancy complications or you ve had a previous c section and aren t considering a vaginal birth after cesarean vbac.

You can still use pain relief such as gas and air diamorphine pethidine and less commonly meptid in a birth centre. The first time around a c section is a walk into the unknown. If you ask your midwife or doctor for a caesarean when there are not medical reasons they ll explain the overall benefits and risks of a caesarean to you and your baby compared with a vaginal birth.

Pros of an elective c section lower risk of incontinence and sexual dysfunction after the birth of the baby. In any case women who opt for a c section may not be getting adequate information about risks and may fear they have no other option. You can ask but your provider will likely discourage you from seeking a planned c section unless you have a good medical reason for getting one.

You don t know how much pain is normal or when it will go away. You may push yourself too hard physically because you don t understand your limitations. Although many women are now opting for c sections even when there s no medical reason some experts argue that elective c sections are too costly and that women who get them have more.

That s because unnecessary c sections are more risky to you and your baby than having a vaginal birth and increase your chances of needing a c section for subsequent pregnancies. If your pregnancy is going well you can opt to give birth at a birth centre or at home where intervention free births are more likely. The ob did not recommend a c section just simply stated that no option is better or worse it s based on preference.

Michelle morgan davies elected to have a c section to ensure her partner darren would not miss the birth some pregnant women are so worried partners will not make it to the birth due to covid 19. The second time you know what you re getting into and you are able to make much more thoughtful informed decisions.