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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The word unnecessary indicates that something, in hindsight, was unwarranted or inappropriate. It’s impossible to ever know the outcomes for any other form of birth than the one that delivered the child so let’s not go down that rabbit hole. There are C-sections that are wanted and those that are not. I’m suggesting  that women be equally informed of the risks of
Both modes of birth and be allowed to make their own choice. Rather than vaginal birth being the default when it comes
with plenty of life-altering downsides for many women. It is pretty much the default now that you don’t find out about these risks until after you give birth and then have to life with the life-long repercussions if you are one of the unlucky ones.

My own vaginal birth was the worst experience of my entire life. It was not anecdotal. It was the day I became injured so badly that I am no longer able to run or jump without discomfort, sneeze without leaking, wear tampons, have enjoyable and pleasurable sex, wear tampons or cups, and empty my rectum normally. And far too many women like me after vaginal birth have similar injuries. - levator ani injury, nerve injury, fascial tears, vaginal/vulvar injuries, anal and or urinary incontinence, painful sex, prolapse, etc.

If you look at surgical rates among older women for prolapse and incontinence, you will see there is a vast ocean of women who bear the brunt of these injuries silently and suffer. I’m not promoting C-sections, I’m promoting informed consent for women so they can make the right choice for themselves. [/quote]
I do hope you have seen a pelvic PT with all of those issues.

To be frank, we, as a society, know very little about the mechanics of the pelvic floor and there is a lot of new research into the pelvic floor, its relation to the diaphragm and how to best support women of all ages, pre and post birth. Its actually really fascinating because my main pelvic issues are due to a deep hip/glute muscle imbalance. Ive had it forever, like sometimes I will cramp when having an orgasm and have since I was a teenager. Being pregnant and going through labor (38 hours with 4 hours of pushing and eventual Csection) did an additional number on my pelvic floor. Ive had PT but have to continually work on my breathing and hip muscles. They are all connected. Ive also been participating in a postpartum research study and look forward to seeing what they discover. 
In 10-20 years, we will have a lot more information on pregnancy, breastfeeding, the pelvic floor.: how they interact, what type of support is needed, etc.  There can be great strides made to better the care that women receive after delivery whether it be csection or vaginal. So while I would like to think that being "better informed" about delivery choices will help women- it really doesn't. Both vaginal and csection deliveries can have disastrous complications and I would really encourage you to put your efforts into making sure that your daughter and her daughters receive better postpartum care. Thats what is going to make a real difference in the lives of women who have been through childbirth. [/quote]

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