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Caesarean sections - choice or not?

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gillybob Thu 23-Aug-18 23:10:50

My DD should have had a CS when she had her baby. They stalled so many times (the labour went on for days) until the babies oxygen levels fell so low they realised that if they waited much longer things could have got very serious indeed.
As it happens she went on to have an almost “natural” but extremely traumatic birth. Baby girl born not breathing with the chord tight around her neck (hence the low oxygen). Thankfully she is a healthy 16 week old today . Maybe through luck and good fortune , but perhaps not good judgement .

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maryeliza54 Thu 23-Aug-18 22:51:49

I think it’s a bit more complicated than that. For example - what does ‘medically necesssary’ mean? Also, there are huge variations in ECS rates across the country and far too many examples of women just being ignored in some hospitals - women deserve to be listened to and their fears taken seriously - on WH this week a midwife said that when that happened, many women went on to give birth vaginally

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Rosina Thu 23-Aug-18 22:19:40

I have witnessed a very heated argument today about the latest news concerning Caesareans. Evidently there is a general feeling that women should be given the choice to have one if they wish, regardless of medical need. Both my Dils had to have Caesareans due to complications and health problems, but I would have thought that natural birth must so obviously be best for baby and mother, and that to put yourself and the child through a general anaesthetic or spinal numbing, and have surgery that is not necessary, is really the worst possible choice. surely it should be undertaken only when it is medically necessary, and not be a matter of personal choice. Also, how much strain would a huge increase in caesareans put on the NHS with doctors, theatre staff etc. This seems a worrying trend to encourage pregnant women to feel that they can make a choice without medical support for that choice.

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