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Originally Posted by Jenny Hatch
If I as a birthing woman in labor walk into an American hospital my chance of having a section is one in three.
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In 2005, the rate of caesarean birth was 30.2% in the US (Preliminary Births for 2005: Infant and Maternal Health. National Center for Health Statistics).
That does not mean that for every woman, her chance is 1 in 3 for having a c-section. That's not how statistics work. That means that for all births, c-sections account for 30.2%.
There are a variety of factors that either contribute to, or detract from, your personal likelihood of needing a caesarean birth. For some women, their chance of caesarean is extremely high, almost definite, and for some it's nearly zero.
Elective c-sections are on the rise, and medical malpractice for obstetrics is astronomical.
However... if you go into a medical facility of any kind and have a baby, you can request that they not go c-section unless the fetus is in immediate danger. Then, you should be fine and dandy, barring complications.
You act as though it's not your choice. It is, up until the life of the fetus is at stake.
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Now, if you accept the fact that surgical delivery carries a much higher risk of death for mother and baby. And many compelling studies indeed make that case, Why would any sane woman walk into a hospital to give birth knowing that the odds, just the simple odds, were so stacked against her? Sounds a little like russian roulette.
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Yes, any invasive surgery has its risks.
Like I said, though... if you tell the doc you will not allow a c-section unless the life of the fetus is in direct peril, you will not have a c-section.
You are essentially complaining about "all these c-sections" which account for c-sections that are planned by the mother, and in cases where it was not necessary and the mother didn't tell the doc "vaginal only unless the fetus is in direct peril".
You're complaining that c-sections get performed when many women elect to have them done, or don't spell out their wishes to the doctor. You're blaming the institution for the elective choice or ignorance of the mothers.
In that case, you should be complaining that mothers aren't educating themselves on preventing unnecessary c-sections.