My and my friend are having a dispute: I was of the belif that having your hair shaved off by the midwife before labour was an idea which was thrown out years ago. I had a baby 13 yrs ago and this did not happen. But my friend had a baby at the same hospital, 11 yrs ago, and they shaved hers! What's the deal here lol?
2006-10-20 01:21:04 · 24 answers · asked by miss_ruby_topaz 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Why would u need your pubes shaved off to have a c-section? lol
2006-10-20 01:29:06 · update #1
Also, they only shaved the hair off around the labia and left the top!
2006-10-20 01:30:43 · update #2
In the end, she DID have a c-section and they left the mound of hair on top! thx for the replies, we are having a laugh here!
2006-10-20 01:32:22 · update #3
NO! my friend did NOt ask for it! lol
2006-10-20 01:33:31 · update #4
My children are 5 through to 4 months and the only time I was shaved was when I had my caesarians. Maybe hers was extra bushy and obstructing their view?!!!
2006-10-20 01:27:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Well I think it depends on individuals and also midwives and doctors too but i dont think it really has any medical significance.With my first baby I didnt shave and the midwife didnt say anything about it but with the second one that am carrying now i think i will prefer to shave to look neater before going to the hospital.As for shaving before having a cs I think it's so the area can be clean and clear.
2006-10-20 01:56:27 · answer #2 · answered by sadia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a baby 9 months ago (Delivered by a midwife) and was left untouched. I did trim a week or two before (because I was having exams every week like you do at the end of pregnancy) but I wasn't bald either. It may depend on the preference of the person delivering, but if you don't want one, I don't think you have to have one. There's no medical reasoning behind it, so they cannot force you.
2006-10-20 01:24:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i was in the O.R. yesterday with a c-section and they shaved the woman almost completely. i think it is a matter of hair getting in the incision or just basically dr.'s preference about hair being in the way. a long time ago they used to do c-sections up and down, nowaday's they do them across right above the the hair line so that might also be why some dr.'s chose to shave..
2006-10-20 01:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by dumbdumb 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This was a common practice years back. They thought that the hair could contain bacteria that would effect the baby. Now a days it is a woman's choice. But if she had group B strep that could be why they shaved it. But most of the time they don't because there is no reason to.
2006-10-20 01:33:07 · answer #5 · answered by Hilly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about vaginal births, but I had to be shaved due to c-section, three to be exact. I would imagine that either she requested it or every Dr.-midwife has they're own practices...You get shaved for c-section because the insision is made in the pubic area, this is called the "bikini cut", silly, I know, but true.
2006-10-20 01:32:14 · answer #6 · answered by nomine81395 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had my daughter 21 years ago and they didn't shave anything. I didn't even shave my legs for a few months before so I was like a gorilla givig birth. I think they stopped shaving in the 50's when they realized they didn't need so much sterility in such a natural process.
2006-10-20 01:39:17 · answer #7 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no medically sound reason to shave. There isn't enough down there to breed bacteria, and if a woman is so bushy that you can't see through it to get to the baby, well, she needs to shave anyway. It really depends on the hospital and the doctor/midwife.
2006-10-20 01:29:24 · answer #8 · answered by Mandi R 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When I was pregnant I shaved until I just could no longer reach without pulling a muscle. And yes I had a bush when I went into labor. And No I did not care and neither will your doctor. They dont expect a neat bush. They will shave you before you deliver. So no worries.
2016-05-22 04:50:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was born 7 years ago and they didnt shave me. Maybe your friend just had a really old fashioned midwife that prefered the old ways.
2006-10-20 01:26:53 · answer #10 · answered by wickedly_funny66 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋