Support & Information on C Section, Cesarean Birth, C Section Recovery & Healing
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently issued a new recommendation recently, following evidence that having a c-section nearly doubles the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or thromboembolism which result in blood clots and can be fatal. The recommendation is that women undergoing a c-section should have inflatable compression devices on their legs [...]
The first thing to say about painful sex after a c-section is that it isn’t unusual so don’t panic. This can be confusing for most women who think that because the baby didn’t come out through the vagina it won’t have been affected. There are several reasons why sex can be painful after a c-section, [...]
C-section rates continue to rise, there are many theories why, but no conclusive evidence to definitively prove them. One persistent theory is women wanting them, which has gained the tag ˜too posh to push”. Different studies in different parts of the world claim proof or disproof of this theory one way or the other. A [...]
The Leapfrog Group, a hospital quality watchdog has found that thousands of elective c-section babies are born prematurely. This results in a greater chance of death, being admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and various life-long health problems. Leapfrog claims it is the first national organization to make this information public by hospital. It’s [...]
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a Committee Opinion that says that a prior cesarean delivery is an absolute contraindication to planning a home birth due to the risks, including uterine rupture. The statement says that although the absolute risk of planned home births is low, published medical evidence shows it does [...]
Recent years have seen a dramatically increasing number of women giving birth early. Experts are now saying that these early births pose new health risks to both mothers and newborns. So significant is this increase that the average time of fetus gestation has been reduced by seven days in the United States since 1992, according [...]
Children delivered by c-section are statistically more likely to develop a variety of diseases later in life. These include asthma, diabetes, allergies and even leukemia. In the case of autoimmune disease Celiac disease, it’s as high as 80% more likely. (Celiac disease is the body’s intolerance of gluten, found in common grains like wheat, rye [...]
Why is it that home births account for such a small percentage of deliveries in the US? It’s just 1% while the other 99% take place in hospitals, the vast majority attended by doctors. Both the American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) site ‘safety’ as the reason for their [...]
The video below highlighting the risk of placenta previa after c-section was aired on ABC news. When looking at the risks associated with cesarean delivery, many care givers do not discuss the potential risks that can be caused in the future. Such potential risks include infertility, physical mobility issues as well as placenta previa. So [...]
Two leading health organizations- the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the National Institutes of Health have both recently issued statements in support of a vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC). Both examined the safety of a vaginal delivery after a prior cesarean birth. Both indicated a trial of labor is reasonable for [...]
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