Why caesarean section is better than natural births - doctors

What is a Caesarian section is known to everyone. The method of childbirth, when a child does not appear on its own, according to the birth canal, but through a surgical incision on the uterus and the anterior abdominal wall. In general, it should be performed exclusively for medical reasons: for example, an anatomically narrow pelvis, vision problems, improper fetal position, bleeding, fetal hypoxia and so on. But mummies often practice this principle: pay and do not give birth yourself. At once we will note: at us in the country cesarean without indications it is not authorized. But personal agreement can solve any issues, which is a sin to hide.Photo:GettyImagesWhich type of birth is better is a rather controversial and painful topic. Mothers who advocate naturalness twist their fingers at their temples, looking with bewilderment at those who voluntarily agree to abdominal surgery (in fact, a cesarean section is what it is). “After a cesarean section, you should be assigned disability!” they say. Oksana Samoylova, who has had three cesareans, will not agree with them, but that’s not the point. Those who do not want to give birth on their own find hundreds of arguments in their favor. First of all, they tell horror stories about friends whose children were squeezed out of their bellies/dropped on the floor/pulled with forceps... Stop. But now let’s talk about the latter in more detail. Surprisingly, Western experts hold the same opinion. They insist: between forceps, vacuum or cesarean section, you should choose surgery! And this is not unfounded, but based on the results of a large-scale study published in the authoritative Canadian Medical Association Journal. Scientists from Columbia University examined more than 187 thousand babies born in Canada over the past 10 years. In particular, they studied situations when the babies were in a transverse position in the abdomen and had to be taken out using one of three methods. “The risk of severe complications when using forceps or vacuum extraction is 80 percent higher than with a cesarean section,” experts cite figures. Moreover, this applies not only to babies, but also to their mothers. Women who were “assisted” to give birth with the help of scary-looking instruments were ten times more likely to have ruptures and severe bleeding. It is curious that three years ago, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists called on doctors to do the opposite: a minimum of a cesarean section, better invasive methods. It turns out they were wrong? “It is important to understand that a cesarean section, forceps, and vacuum all have their own risks,” says the lead author of the study, Julia Muraca. — They occur in approximately every fifth case, and doctors are obliged to warn the woman about the possible consequences of using this or that method. And ideally, this should happen before the onset of contractions, when the woman still has the opportunity to make a choice. And encouraging frequent use of forceps can lead to an increase in the number of birth injuries. At the same time, Dr. Muraka clarifies: there are still cases when forceps and vacuum are necessary to save a child's life. At least in situations when every minute counts, and there is no time to set up an emergency operating room for an emergency cesarean section.