Quote: Originally Posted by CaliaA07 I think we might have to agree to disagree. Yes I have seen TBOBB. I actually liked that movie. I took my DH and another couple along with us. While you make good points on c-sections needed in a emergency, alot of c-sections are being done b/c women just want to be done. Or a doctor doesn't want to sit around and wait for a woman to go at her own pace. I don't know how many times I've heard women go in and the doctor says start pitocin which makes your contractions harder and then the pain is so much she gets an epidural and then it slows it down and the doc says it's not happening fast enough lets do a c-section. I totally agree c-sections are a need at times when it's medically necessary! But this lets go in get a c-section so we can all go home is unnecessary. It gives too many risks. And then you have to find a doctor next time around who will do VBACS which is hard to do also. If we didn't have all these Doctors scaring women about childbirth, women might want to do it natural with out all these medical interventions. Yes they are needed in some cases but not as many that are happening today.
I actually asked my Dr. about the epidural slowing things down and she said there is really no truth to that, every woman's body reacts differently.
And if a woman chooses to have an elective c-section its her body and her choice I don't really think those should count in this discussion.
I had a friend who just had a scheduled c-section because as a petite woman it was discovered that at 41 weeks she was not dialating AT ALL and her baby was almost 10lbs, for the safety of the baby they didn't even bother inducing her instead just scheduled a c-section. She was a big pro-natural birth advocate and didn't even want any drugs, however when faced with the prospect of being pregnant any longer or putting her baby at risk because after 40 weeks your placenta does not work properly anymore, she chose the c-section.
I really don't know what Dr's are not informing their patients about the risks, however I also believe its a patients responsibility to ask questions and do what is best for them, I mean honestly its your life and your child's life.