C-sections are not without risk to the baby. |
PP is delivering with an MD - a qualified professional. I'm sure the dr. does not take the risks lightly. |
Well I have a child already (breech born via c), and I hope not to leave DC without a mother. The risks of death are higher delivering surgically rather than vaginally, and they go up with every c-section. A higher chance of dying is not "the breaks." And vaginal birth used to be how most breech babies arrived. |
Yeah and a lot of their mothers died in childbirth doing it. I'm not saying surgery is fail safe but there's a reason doctors choose to deliver breech babies that way now instead of vaginally. While there are risks, it's still safer for mother and baby. I think many people get so caught up in the "horror" of having a c section but most doctors do consider it safer if your baby is breech. Not knocking your choice, obviously your doctor felt secure delivering your breech baby vaginally. But as for me personally I could not have assumed those extra risks. That's it. |
Two reasons, actually: the cost of litigation/malpractice insurance and hospital regulations. Plus it isn't done, so new OBs don't learn how. It's an incredibly valuable skill they shouldn't be losing. And not every breech birth is as risky as another. Footling is riskier than frank, and a stargazing baby is more dangerous. |
Also, cite it. Breech delivery did not kill a lot of mothers. Once the butt has passed through the vagina, it's as wide as the head is. If the baby's chin is tucked down and not "stargazing," it proceeds out. |
Not the PP, but here is an educational article for you on how risky childbirth was in the past: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/10/09/061009fa_fact?currentPage=1 |
No he is a quack. Baby flipped on his own, 97% chance he would flip on his own |