C-section or cesarean section is marketed by word of mouth in prenatal clinics. Elective cesarean without labor or medical necessity is gaining popularity. Student obstetricians are thought that it is not unethical to avoid bringing up the risks of surgical delivery. Even the higher rate of maternal deaths after c-section is neglected, because it is still an overall small number. Future mothers are not properly informed about their options and the consequences of c-section (cesarean section). Doctors do not mention the benefits and necessity of vaginal birth and labor for the physiological and psychological development of the new born and the mother.
Labor has a crucial role in the maturity of the newborn baby. The labor contractions produce a rich cocktail of complex hormones of love - Oxytocin and hormones of stress, called Catecholamine. The surge of hormones clears the lung of the newborn, brings more blood to the heart and brain, and mobilizes precious nourishing substances which flood the cells. This enhances the transition of the baby from the water environment into the air breathing world. Moreover, this extraordinary hormone body experience changes the overall emotional patterns of the mother. It prepares you for motherhood by increasing your capacity for love and attachment. After completing the birth process women feel very powerful and capable. Their mothering instinct is alive and strong and their capacity to take care of the newborn is increased.
A friend of mine has shared with me the feeling of her baby not belonging to her. The deprivation of actually experiencing delivery and the sense of incompletion, as if the baby is still inside, and the one in the world is not the same.
Our bodies know what is best; being in tune will make us understand if we need cesarean or vaginal birth.
Let's not allow the marketing of money-led business goals in birth mislead us, educate ourselves and other birthing options and claim our rights to access to informed options. And if there is a true birthing problem, let's celebrate the wonderful use of technology and expertise in cesarean rescue after labor.
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