what are some possible reasons why some women who are giving birth undergo c-section?

Question

is it the weight/size of the baby?i also heard that when your water breaks and you run out of water, then you'll have to undergo a c-section.is this true?they say it's "dry labor".what is this?thank you.only sensible answers please.

Answer 1

Never heard of that "Dry Labor" thing before. Sounds pretty weird.

If you live in a rural area, and you've had a C-Section before, your hospital may schedule you for one automatically.

If you go into premature labor, the doctor may perform a C-Section.

If the baby goes into fetal distress, the doctor will perform a C-Section so that he can try and save the baby.

If you have complications that prevent you from delivering normally, you may have to undergo a C-Section.

If the baby is mal-positioned, that is to say, not head first, the doctor will first try to perform an external inversion to correct the problem, but if he is unsuccessful, he will do a C-Section.

Basically, if anything goes wrong, you get to skip out on the whole labor thing.

But "Dry Labor"? Every woman loses all of their amniotic fluid before delivering. That's just how it works.

Ask your OB/GYN (not the Internet) if you have other questions.

Answer 2

Some woman elect to go for a c-section but for the most part it is because of different medical reasons yes if the baby is to big is one of them or if there are complications during labor , also if the cord is around babys neck and things like that . I have had two c-sections myself the first time the cord was around my sons neck and the second time the doctor said that it would be safer to go ahead and plan a c-section .

Answer 3

Just your water breaking isn't an indication for a c/s. And if they think you have lost too much fluid once it does and it's causing baby stress, they can do an amnio-infusion and put some fluids back in there for baby. (They might do that if the baby passed meconium in the womb or if the cord is being compressed too much.)

Medical indications for a c/s may include:

prolapsed cord (when the umbilical cord falls into the vagina)
placenta previa
placental abruption
fetal malpresentation (transverse lie, some breech presentations or asynclitic position)
cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD - head won't fit through mom's pelvis - this is often over-diagnosed though and is often actually caused by limiting the positions mom is allowed to push in)
maternal medical conditions (active herpes lesion, severe hypertension)
fetal distress (slowing of heart rate suggesting the baby is unable to tolerate the stress of contractions and labor)
abnormal pelvic structure, for example as a result of a serious injury

Answer 4

Many things could cause the doctor to do an emergency c-section, like the baby is breech, or the baby is in danger.....Some women are not physically able to push out the baby, sometimes even the size of the baby is a factor ...I was told this by a physician just days ago....

Answer 5

my sister just had a c-section last tuesday and the reason was because she went into labor at 30 weeks, water broke, baby still would not fall down into the canal. After 7 hours of water being broke, they had to perform the surgery for safety reasons to the baby. One reason was "dry birth" the other was infections can set in after water breaks and baby does not come out. It becomes the safety of the baby sooner than later.

Answer 6

Hospitals and doctors are very afraid of malpractice lawsuits, many of which occur due to problems in childbirth. If the monitors indicate any kind of fetal distress, they are apt to recommend a c-section which is less risky than letting the woman labor and deliver vaginally. C-sections are more common only because the monitoring equipment is more sophisticated and can pick up a lot more than they used to. There are pros and cons to the increased rate of c-sections, but a lot fewer women and children do die in childbirth than 50 years ago.

Answer 7

breach birth when the baby's head is not the first to enter the birth canal he or she is facing feet first, when a labor isnt progressing is another explanation, drop in heart rate, yes a baby that is to large and cant enter the birth canal can be another reason. I really have never heard of dry labor

Answer 8

I had preeclampsia during my first pregnancy. They put me on bedrest at 34 weeks, and at 37 weeks decided we were both better off with her out instead of in. They induced me. It didn't really take. They induced again. After 52 hours of labor and 3 hours of pushing in every possible position, they did an emergency C-section (maternal hypertension and fetal distress). When they got me in the OR, they discovered that I had abnormal pelvic structure that was not allowing her head to pass. (They called extra nurses, etc, in to see.) She was so jammed in there, after all that pushing, that it took two sets of hands and a vacuum to get her out.

My OB said that I *could* try for a VBAC later, if I wanted to, but that she wouldn't recommend it. She wouldn't vouch for the outcome.

It didn't matter, anyway, because I developed preeclampsia again during my second pregnancy. And because of the prior C-section, I couldn't be induced. So they did a repeat C-section at 38 weeks. (Again, better out than in at that point.)

As for your dry labor question, I've never heard of that. They broke my water early in labor with my older child, and obviously, they let me continue for quite some time. They said that the risk of infection goes up if you don't deliver within 24 hours of your water breaking ONLY if you don't get antibiotics. But they just added 'em to my IV and said I could keep going. Your body keeps making amniotic fluid until your baby is delivered. And if you're really not making enough, they have ways around that, like a previous poster said.

I think there are lots of bad reasons for C-sections. Convenience, fear of vaginal birth, impatience, doctors refusing to allow VBAC, etc. But there are plenty of good reasons to do them, too.

I think the bottom line question is, "Do you like and trust your OB?" If you do, and your doctor explains why he/she recommends the surgery and why, then you'll probably go along with the suggestion. If you don't like or trust them, and you don't like the reasons you're hearing, it's time to find a new doctor.

C-sections are no joke. The recovery sucks (although it was WAY better after my second than after my first). It can easily take up to a year to heal completely. And even though it's considered a very safe surgery, you're three times (!) more likely to die during or immediately after a C-section than you are during a vaginal birth.

Answer 9

there are different reasons for the women to have a c section.It could be that the Baby is a little too big for the birth canal to go through, maybe there have been complications at the last minute and it would be safer for the women and the Baby to have a c section.

Answer 10

No. Most of the time it's because the cord is strangling the baby or has separated from the wall of the uterus, or because the baby is having some time sensitive health issue and needs to be taken out right away.