I read most of this, while some of this might be true, some of it is wacky.
I gave birth. If you want to shorten the stay of the mother for profit, natural birth is cheaper and is a shorter stay. I don’t understand why this article says the opposite.
Agree they do trap us on our back.
My kid had trouble coming out my birth canal, I was in labor far too long, they said C-section around the 22 hour mark. I refused and they ended up using a vacuum on his little head to help pull him out. He has cognitive/reasononing issues. After years, I sometimes really wonder if I should have let them do the c section, and if he would have been better cognitivly thus. But also, would have been nice to use gravity, as my urge to squat was so strong, but I couldn’t.
Giving birth is fucking terrifying. I don’t like the tone of this article.
Really sorry that has happened to you. Insisting that women should lie down when giving birth is moronic, there are several positions that are much better suited, or better yet, in a birthing tub.
The fact that there is a profit motive behind the overuse of c-sections is a settled issue. There is. There are investigations, there are studies, and there are metaanalyses of those studies.
C-sections are a relatively easy procedure with predictable results that minimise litigation risk. It is frankly absurd how high the incentive is for a hospital to perform one.
I can’t comment on your baby in particular. I don’t know the relevant facts and it would be wildly unethical to comment on it as a result. But with regards to whether there is a financial motive to perform c-sections in general the science is in.
I read most of this, while some of this might be true, some of it is wacky.
I gave birth. If you want to shorten the stay of the mother for profit, natural birth is cheaper and is a shorter stay. I don’t understand why this article says the opposite.
Agree they do trap us on our back.
My kid had trouble coming out my birth canal, I was in labor far too long, they said C-section around the 22 hour mark. I refused and they ended up using a vacuum on his little head to help pull him out. He has cognitive/reasononing issues. After years, I sometimes really wonder if I should have let them do the c section, and if he would have been better cognitivly thus. But also, would have been nice to use gravity, as my urge to squat was so strong, but I couldn’t.
Giving birth is fucking terrifying. I don’t like the tone of this article.
Really sorry that has happened to you. Insisting that women should lie down when giving birth is moronic, there are several positions that are much better suited, or better yet, in a birthing tub.
We were worried about things like this, which is why we got a doula. Ended up needing a c-section anyways (it was absolutely medically necessary).
The fact that there is a profit motive behind the overuse of c-sections is a settled issue. There is. There are investigations, there are studies, and there are metaanalyses of those studies. C-sections are a relatively easy procedure with predictable results that minimise litigation risk. It is frankly absurd how high the incentive is for a hospital to perform one.
I can’t comment on your baby in particular. I don’t know the relevant facts and it would be wildly unethical to comment on it as a result. But with regards to whether there is a financial motive to perform c-sections in general the science is in.