If you have had a cesarean what type was it?
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[polldaddy poll=1231086] You can see descriptions of the types here.
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There seems to be an epidemic of Emergency Cesareans. When I talk with moms, or read birth stories, many label their cesareans as emergency’s. But as I ask questions or as I read details, I see that it wasn’t a true medical emergency, but mom has been led to believe it was. Even my cesarean,
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There was a wonderful article in the Wall Street Journal about the fact that some families and OBs schedule more inductions or cesareans in December. With the holidays and the tax breaks it seems harmless. But the article, Why Every Week of Pregnancy Counts helps explain why it can actually cause problems instead of prevent them.
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I loved this post by Rural Doctor about Getting Back on the Horse. It was about a birth she attended after a scary birth the night before. I love that she is able to stay logical and realize that one negative birth doesn’t mean you have to stop trusting birth and she is able to
It was distressing to read of a Chicago’s women’s birth experience in which she was verbally abused by an OB during her birth. I know that these things do happen during birth. I have seen it as a doula though to a much lesser extent. Part of the problem is that even if you have
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on the miracle of birth. She was a doula before she became a L&D nurse. She compares homebirths to hospital births and it is interesting to hear her point of view. The difference between the miracle feeling of a homebirth and the science feeling of a hospital birth. I have only had the privledge of
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