I would like to see cottage hospital engage in some creative thinking about this important issue rather than just hiding behind the plea of liability. Clearly there is more at stake for women and babies who receive the surgery than for the people administering it. When everyone tries to find a solution to a problem, there usually is a successful solution that comes to the surface. I would love to hear some real human dialog about this. Can and does the hospital administration acknowledge what it must feel like for a woman to be facing an unwanted and potentially dangerous surgery that usually causes immediate separation from her infant, interrupting possibly the most formative moment of her infants life, as well as leaving her disabled during the challenging time of early infancy, with the added challenge of having another young child at home needing her care as well? A cesarean is much more than a surgery in the life of a young mother. It is a set back to her mothering capabilities at a formative time for her whole family. I think the hospital administration has forgotten to take the human element into consideration. What are the real statistics on VBAC as compared to second or third cesarean risks?
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Posted on June 25 at 10:24 p.m.
I would like to see cottage hospital engage in some creative thinking about this important issue rather than just hiding behind the plea of liability. Clearly there is more at stake for women and babies who receive the surgery than for the people administering it. When everyone tries to find a solution to a problem, there usually is a successful solution that comes to the surface. I would love to hear some real human dialog about this. Can and does the hospital administration acknowledge what it must feel like for a woman to be facing an unwanted and potentially dangerous surgery that usually causes immediate separation from her infant, interrupting possibly the most formative moment of her infants life, as well as leaving her disabled during the challenging time of early infancy, with the added challenge of having another young child at home needing her care as well? A cesarean is much more than a surgery in the life of a young mother. It is a set back to her mothering capabilities at a formative time for her whole family. I think the hospital administration has forgotten to take the human element into consideration. What are the real statistics on VBAC as compared to second or third cesarean risks?
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